Question

A sealed vessel containing carbonmonoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxygenhas a total pressure of 2.68 atm andpartial pressures of 1.56 atm for oxygenand 0.65 atm for carbon dioxide.What is the partial pressure of carbonmonoxide in atm?Enter

Answer 1

The partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 0.47 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information:

Total pressure = 2.68 atm

The partial pressure of the oxygen atom = 1.56 atm

The partial pressure of the carbon monoxide = 0.65 atm

Let x represents the partial pressure of the carbon dioxide

Recall that, Dalton's law of partial pressure states that "total pressure is the sum of the partial pressure present in the mixture".

Total pressure = partial pressure of O2 + partial pressure of CO + partial pressure of CO2

`\begin{gathered} 2.68\text{ = 1.56 + 0.65 + X } \\ 2.68\text{ = 2.21 + x} \\ \text{subtract 2.21 from both sides} \\ 2.68\text{ - 2.21 = 2.21 + x - 2.21} \\ x\text{ = 0.47 atm} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is 0.47 atm