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Ch.8 Gases
Timberlake - Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry 13th Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 78a

A mixture of nitrogen (N2) and helium has a volume of 250 mL at 30 °C and a total pressure of 745 mmHg.
a. If the partial pressure of helium is 32 mmHg, what is the partial pressure of the nitrogen?

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Step 1: Recall Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, which states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases. Mathematically, this is expressed as: Ptotal = PHe + PN₂, where Ptotal is the total pressure, PHe is the partial pressure of helium, and PN₂ is the partial pressure of nitrogen.
Step 2: Identify the given values from the problem. The total pressure of the gas mixture is 745 mmHg, and the partial pressure of helium is 32 mmHg.
Step 3: Rearrange Dalton's Law equation to solve for the partial pressure of nitrogen: PN₂ = Ptotal - PHe.
Step 4: Substitute the known values into the equation: PN₂ = 745 - 32 mmHg.
Step 5: Perform the subtraction to determine the partial pressure of nitrogen. The result will give you the value of PN₂ in mmHg.

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