Question

Find gas pressure of 2.5 moles H2 and 4.6 moles Ne at 1400mmHg.

Answer 1

Answer:

Pressure of neon = 1.17 atm

Pressure of hydrogen = 0.63 atm

Explanation:

Given data:

Number of moles of H₂ = 2.5 mol

Number of moles of Ne = 4.6 mol

Total pressure = 1400 mmHg (1400/760 = 1.8 atm)

Solution:

We will solve this problem through mole fraction method.

Total number of moles = 2.5 + 4.6 = 7.1

Mole fraction of H₂                                         Mole fraction of Ne

2.5 mol/7.1 mol= 0.35                                     4.6mol/7.1mol = 0.65

Pressure of hydrogen = 0.35 × 1.8 atm

Pressure of hydrogen = 0.63 atm

Pressure of neon = 0.65 × 1.8 atm

Pressure of neon = 1.17 atm

Total pressure which is already given is sum of partial pressure of hydrogen and neon gas.

0.63 atm + 1.17 atm = 1.8 atm