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A balloon contains 0.76 mol N2, 0.18 mol O2, 0.031 mol He and 0.026 mol H2 at 749 mm Hg. What is the partial pressure of O2?
mole fraction of O2 = moles of O2 / total moles
= 0.18 / (0.76 + 0.18 + 0.031 + 0.026)
= 0.18 / 0.997
= 0.1805
partial pressure of O2 = mole fraction x total pressure
= 0.1805 x 749
partial pressure of O2 = 135 mm Hg