What will be the pressure exerted by a mixture of 3.2 g of methane and 4.4 g of carbon dioxide contained in a 9 dm 3 flask at 27°C ?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

It is known that,

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For methane (CH₄ ),

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⇒ P = 55430 Pa

For carbon dioxide

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⇒ P = 27710 Pa

Total pressure exerted by the mixture can be obtained as addition of both partial pressures.

Hence, the total pressure exerted by the mixture is 8.314 × 104 Pa.