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A container contains three gasses, N2, O2 and Ar, with partial pressures of 23.3 kPa, 40.9 kPa and 13.7 kPa respectively. What is the total pressure inside the container

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P_N2 = 23.3 kPa
P_O2 = 40.9 kPa
P_Ar = 13.7 kPa
P_total = P_N2 + P_O2 + P_Ar
P_total = 23.3 kPa + 40.9 kPa + 13.7 kPa
P_total = 77.9 kPa
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