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A mixture of four gases exerts a total pressure of 960

mm Hg. Gase A each exert 120 mm Hg. Gas B exerts
50 mm Hg. What pressure is exerted by gas C?

User MikiBelavista
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Omitted question:I think you mean Gas A and D each exert 120 mm Hg, if Gas D has a different value , just lug it into he equation as shown below and solve.

Answer:Gas C= 670mmHg

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Dalton law of partial pressure

The total pressure of a mixture of gases is the sum of the pressures of each gas and can be illustrated as

Pressure total=P1+P2+… +Pn.

Total Pressure = Gas A + Gas B + Gas C + Gas D + Gas...

Now we have

Total Pressure = 120 mm Hg + 50mm Hg + Gas C + 120 mm Hg

960mmHg = 120 mm Hg + 50mm Hg + Gas C + 120 mm Hg

960mmHg =290mmHg +Gas C

Gas C =960mmHg -290mmHg

Gas C= 670mmHg

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