Question

For a mixture of gases in a container, the total pressure is equal to __________ because of what law?

A. The pressure of the largest gas, First Law of Thermodynamics
B. The pressure of the smallest gas, First Law of thermodynamics
C. The sum of the partial pressures of all gases, Dalton's law of partial pressure
D. The pressure of the greatest gas, Dalton's law
E. The sum of the top two gases in the mixture, Dalton's law of partial pressure

Answer 1

The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of all gases according to Dalton's law of partial pressures.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of all gases according to Dalton's law of partial pressures. This means that each individual gas in the mixture exerts the same pressure that it would exert if it were alone in the container. Dalton's law is based on the fact that each gas obeys the ideal gas law separately and assumes no chemical reactions between the gases.