Question

What's the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a container that holds .35 atm of nitrogen, and .12 atm of hydrogen and has a total pressure of 1.05 atm

Answer 1

0.58 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Given data

• Total pressure of the gaseous mixture (P): 1.05 atm

• Partial pressure of N₂ (pN₂): 0.35 atm

• Partial pressure of H₂ (pH₂): 0.12 atm

• Partial pressure of CO₂ (pCO₂): ?

Step 2: Calculate the partial pressure of CO₂

The total pressure of the gaseous mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases.

P = pN₂ + pO₂ + pCO₂

pCO₂ = P - pN₂ - pO₂

pCO₂ = 1.05 atm - 0.35 atm - 0.12 atm = 0.58 atm