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A flask contains two gases: the first gas has a pressure of 0.75 atm and the second gas has a

pressure of 4,500 Pa. What is the total pressure?

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Answer:

Ptotal= 0.794 atm

Step-by-step explanation:

divide 4,500pa by 1atm or 101,325 passcal

4,500p

----------- = 0.044atm

101,325p

then you take 0.75 and add 0.044 which equals 0.794 atm

because 1 atm = 101,325 passcal

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