Chapter 10, Problem 10.29CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The partial pressure of each gas needs to be determined.

Concept introduction:

From different gases in a system, the mole fraction of a gas can be calculated as follows:

$x_A=\frac{n_A}{n_{\text{total}}}$

Here, $n_A$ is the number of moles of gas and $n_{\text{total}}$ is the total number of moles of all the gases present in the system.

The partial pressure can be calculated from mole fraction and total pressure of the gas as follows:

$p_A=x_A{P}_{\text{total}}$

Here, $p_A$ is the partial pressure of gas A and $x_A$ is a mole fraction of the gas.