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A mixture of gas has a total pressure of 105 mmHg. If the mixture is 68% neon what is the partial pressure of the neon?

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From ideal gas formula PV=nRT, we can conclude that the pressure is influenced by the number of moles of the gas. When the gas is mixed, partial pressure of a gas is determined by the total pressure and percentage of mol of the gas. A gas with higher percentage will result in higher partial pressure.
So, the partial pressure of the neon would be: 105 mmHg* 68%= 71.4mmHg

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