A gaseous mixture was prepared by taking equal moles of CO and N2. If the total pressure of the mixture was found to be 1 atmosphere, the partial pressure of the nitrogen (N2) in the mixture is
- 0.5 atm
- 0.8 atm
- 0.9 atm
- 1 atm
Answer
(1) 0.5 atm
Solution
By Dalton's law of partial pressures: pN2 = xN2 ptotal
Moles of CO = moles of N2 = n
xN2 = nn + n = 12
pN2 = 12 1 atm = 0.5 atm
Answer: (1)