Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures states that in a mixture of gases, the total pressure is the sum of the pressures of the individual gases: P_total = P_1 + P_2 + P_3. Since each gas behaves independently, the pressure of each gas can be calculated using the ideal gas law. In other words, each gas exerts the same pressure it would exert if it was in the container alone. The pressure of a gas in terms of moles, temperature, and volume is represented by the equation: P = (nRT) / V.
What is the final pressure when 1.00 moles of O2 and 2.70 moles of He are in a container that holds 2.00 L at 293 K? What is the partial pressure of O2? What is the partial pressure of He? What is the total pressure?
Consider the three flasks in the figure below:
He: 1.0 L, 200 torr
Ne: 1.0 L, 410 torr
Ar: 2.0 L, 250 torr
Assume that the connecting tubes have no volume and the temperature is held constant. Calculate the partial pressure of each gas when all stopcocks are open. Calculate the total pressure.