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a chemical engineer places 2.12 mol Ar, 1.37 mol N2 and 0.419 mol Kr in a 6.00 L piton-cylinder assemply at 25C and 0.825 atm. what is the partial pressure of Ar
According to Raoult's law ,
The partial pressure of a gas = mole fraction x total pressure of the gaseous mixture
The number of moles of Ar , n = 2.12 mol
The number of moles of N2 , n' = 1.37 mol
The number of moles of Kr , n'' = 0.419 mol
Total number of moles , N = n + n' + n''
= 2.12+1.37+0.419
= 3.909 mol
Mole fraction of Ar , X = n / N
= 2.12 / 3.909
= 0.542
Partial pressure of Ar , pAr = X * P P = total pressure = 0.825 atm
= 0.542 * 0.825 atm
= 0.447 atm