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Ch.10 - Gases: Their Properties & Behavior
Chapter 10, Problem 86

A mixture of 14.2 g of H2 and 36.7 g of Ar is placed in a 100.0-L container at 290 K. (b) What is the partial pressure of Ar in atmospheres?

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Ideal Gas Law

The Ideal Gas Law relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and number of moles of a gas through the equation PV = nRT. This law is fundamental in calculating the behavior of gases under various conditions, allowing us to determine properties like pressure when the amount of gas and temperature are known.
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Partial Pressure

Partial pressure is the pressure that a single gas in a mixture would exert if it occupied the entire volume alone. According to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas, which is crucial for calculating the pressure of argon in this scenario.
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Molar Mass and Moles Calculation

To find the partial pressure of argon, we first need to calculate the number of moles of each gas using their molar masses. The molar mass of H2 is approximately 2 g/mol, and for Ar, it is about 40 g/mol. This step is essential for applying the Ideal Gas Law and determining the contribution of argon to the total pressure in the container.
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