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explain how how to correct for the partial pressure of water when calculating the partial pressure of a dry gas that is collected over water?
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explain how how to correct for the partial pressure of water when calculating the partial pressure of a dry gas that is collected over water?

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Pressures simply add. If the partial pressure of gas is three and the partial pressure of water is five, the total pressure is eight. Find the partial pressure for water at the temperature of your experiment, subtract it from your pressure reading.
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