Question

A canister of gas contains a mixture of gases: Oxygen, 5.19 atm; nitrogen, 4.05 atm; and argon, 0.05 atm. What is the total pressure in the canister?

Answer 1

9.29 atm

From Dalton’s law total pressure, P equals sum of the partial pressures.

P =P1 + P2 + P3 + .....

P = 5.16 + 4.05 + 0.05

P = 9.29 atm