Answer:
1.15 atm
Explanation:
According to Dalton's law of partial pressures, the total pressure is the sum of all the partial pressures of the gases present in the mixture.
Therefore we have:
Total pressure = partial pressure of carbon monoxide + partial pressure of oxygen + partial pressure of carbon dioxide
We were given the following:
Total pressure = 2.45 atm
Pressure of oxygen = 0.65 atm
Pressure of carbon monoxide = x
Pressure of carbon dioxide = 0.65 atm
Therefore:
2.45 = x + 0.65 + 0.65
2.45 = x + 1.3
x = 2.45 - 1.3
x = 1.15 atm
