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Suppose two gases in a container have a total pressure of 1.20 atm. What is the pressure of Gas B if the partial pressure of Gas A is 0.75 atm?

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Gas B= 0.45..... because all u need to do is subtract the total from the partial pressure of Gas A. Hope thats right and is able to help.
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Answer: The partial pressure of Gas B is 0.45 atm.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Dalton's law, the total pressure is the sum of individual pressures.


p_(total)=p_A+p_B+p_C...

Given :
p_(total) =total pressure of gases = 1.20 atm


p_A = partial pressure of A =0.75 atm


p_B = partial pressure of B =?atm

putting in the values we get:


1.20atm=0.75atm+p_B


p_B=0.45atm

The partial pressure of Gas B is 0.45 atm.

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