Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 5 - Sections 5.1-5.10 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 238: 15

Answer

The pressure exerted due to the individual components in a gas is known as partial pressure. The relation between partial pressure and total pressure of a gas mixture is given as $P_{total}=X_{gas}P_{gas}$Where $X_{gas}$ is the ratio of the moles of individual gas component to the total number of moles of gas mixture.

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