Question

A container holds a mixture of 3.01 x 1023 molecules of H₂ gas. 1.20 x 1024 molecules of CO₂ gas, and 1.50 x 10

24 molecules O₂. If the total pressure of the container is 1.00atm, what is the partial pressure of oxygen gas in
atmospheres?
O 5.00 x 10 ¹ atm
O 9.09 x 10-2 atm
O2.50 x 10 ¹ atm
O2.00 x 10-¹ atm
8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15 16 1

Answer 1

.4998 atm ( rounded to .5 atm ) <===== not one of the answers listed

Step-by-step explanation:

The partial pressure exerted by O2 is equal to the fraction that is O2 times the pressure

1.5 / ( 1.5 + 1.2 + .301 ) * 1 atm = .4998 atm

( 1) Are you sure it is ONE atm pressure in the container?

(2) IS the first answer supposed to be 5 x 10^-1 atm perhaps?