Question

Oxygen and chlorine gas are mixed in a container with pressures of 52 kPa and 60 kPa, respectively. What is the total pressure inside the container?

Answer 1

`\large \boxed{\text{112 kPa}}`

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures:

Each gas in a mixture of gases equals its pressure separately from the other gases.

`p_{\text{total}} = p_{\text{O}_(2)} + p_{\text{Cl}_(2)} = \text{52 kPa + 60 kPa} =\textbf{112 kPa}\\\\\text{The total pressure inside the container is $\large \boxed{\textbf{112 kPa}}$}`