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Standard XII

Chemistry

Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

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If the concentration of water vapour in the air is $1 %$ and the total atmospheric pressure equals $1$ atm then the partial pressure of water vapour is?

0.1

atm

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1

mm Hg

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7.6

mm Hg

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100

atm

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Solution

The correct option is C $7.6$ mm Hg
According to Dalton's law of partial pressures,
pressure $\propto Λ_{water vapour}$
Pressure of water vapour= $(\frac{1}{100}) 1$ atm=0.01 atm
1 atm $⟹$ 760 mm of Hg
0.01 atm $⟹$ 7.6 mm of Hg

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If the concentration of water vapour in the air is 1% and the total atmospheric pressure equals 1atm then the partial pressure of water vapour is?

The correct option is C 7.6 mm HgAccording to Dalton's law of partial pressures,pressure ∝Λwater vapourPressure of water vapour=(1100)1 atm=0.01 atm1 atm⟹ 760 mm of Hg0.01 atm⟹ 7.6 mm of Hg

If the concentration of water vapour in the air is $1 %$ and the total atmospheric pressure equals $1$ atm then the partial pressure of water vapour is?

The correct option is C $7.6$ mm Hg
According to Dalton's law of partial pressures,
pressure $\propto Λ_{water vapour}$
Pressure of water vapour= $(\frac{1}{100}) 1$ atm=0.01 atm
1 atm $⟹$ 760 mm of Hg
0.01 atm $⟹$ 7.6 mm of Hg