Question

A container contains a mixture of hydrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen gases. The pressure of hydrogen is 85.42kPa. The pressure of oxygen is 3.2kPa. The pressure of fluorine is 22.65kPa. The pressure of chlorine is 55.4kPa. The pressure of nitrogen is 65.3kPa. What is the total pressure of the container

Answer 1

Answer: The total pressure of the container is 231.97 kPa.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:
`P_{H_(2)} = 85.42 kPa`,
`P_{O_(2)} = 3.2 kpa`

`P_{F_(2)} = 22.65 kPa`,
`P_{Cl_(2)} = 65.3 kPa`

Total pressure is the sum of pressure of each component of the gas present in a vessel or container.

Hence, total pressure of the container is calculated as follows.

`P_(total) = P_{H_(2)} + P_{O_(2)} + P_{F_(2)} + P_{Cl_(2)} + P_{N_(2)}\\= 85.42 kPa + 3.2 kPa + 22.65 kPa + 55.4 kPa + 65.3 kPa\\= 231.97 kPa`

Thus, we can conclude that the total pressure of the container is 231.97 kPa.