Answer
370 torr
Work Step by Step
Using Dalton's law, we have
$P_{total}=P_{N_{2}O}+ P_{O_{2}}$
$\implies P_{N_{2}O}= P_{total}-P_{O_{2}}$
$=740\, mmHg-370\,mmHg$
$=370\,mmHg=370\,torr$
(as 1 mmHg$\approx$1 torr)
Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321908449
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-844-5
Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Partial Pressure (Dalton's Law) - Study Check 8.9 - Page 273: 1
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