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If a mixture of CO2 and N2 in equal amount exert a total pressure of 1 atm, the partial pressure of N2 in the mixture is –


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0.56 atm

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1 atm

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1.52 atm

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0.75 atm

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Solution

The correct option is A

0.56 atm


Applying Dalton’s Law of partial pressure :

p=PT.χ

Less mass of N2 and CO2 be 1 g each

χ (mole faction) of N2=nN2nN2+nCO2=(128)128()+(144)=0.03570.0357+0.0227=0.56P=1×0.56=0.56 atm


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