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Ch.10 - Gases: Their Properties & Behavior

Chapter 10, Problem 90c

Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6). A typical mixture might have Xmethane = 0.915 and Xethane = 0.085. Let's assume that we have a 15.50 g sample of natural gas in a volume of 15.00 L at a temperature of 20.00 °C. (c) What is the partial pressure of each component in the sample in atmospheres?

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