At STP, a container has 1 mole of Ar, 2 moles of CO2, 3 moles of O2 and 4 moles of N2. Without changing the total pressure if one mole of O2 is removed, the partial pressure of O2
A
Is changed by about 26%
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B
Is halved
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C
Changes by 33%
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D
Is decreased by about 8%
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Solution
The correct option is A Is changed by about 26% In first case : nAr=1,nCO2=2,nO2=3 nN2=4 nAr+nCO2+nO2+nN2=10 nO2=3/10 ∴PO2=3P/10
(where P is the total pressure)
In second case : nO2=2/9;P′O2=2P/9
Decrease in partial pressure of O2=3P10−2P9=7P90
% Decrease in partial pressure of O2 =7P/903P/10×100=70027=26%