Partial Pressure

Dalton's Law states...

• that at a constant temperature the volume of a confined ideal gas varies inversely with its pressure.
• that the total pressure exerted by the mixture of non-reactive gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of individual gases
• how gases tend to expand when heated
• that the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the absolute temperature of the gas.

Three gases, Ar, N2 and H2 are mixed in a 500L container. Ar has a pressure of 255 torr, N2 has a pressure of 228torr and H2 has pressure of 752torr. What is the total pressure in the container?

• 483torr
• 270torr
• 1235torr

A mixture of hydrogen, nitrogen, and water vapor has a total pressure of 864 mmHg. The partial pressure of hydrogen is 220 mmHg and that of nitrogen is 410 mmHg. What is the partial pressure of water vapor?

• 234 mmHg
• 1.37 mmHg
• 2.64 mmHg
• 1, 494 mmHg

The partial pressure of gas X is 340 torr. The partial pressure of gas Y is 264 torr. The partial pressure of gas Z is 100 torr. What is the total pressure exerted by the gases in this system? 

• 76 torr
• 440 torr
• 604 torr
• 704 torr

Which equation represents Dalton's Law?

• e=mc2

• PV=nRT

• P1/T1=P2/T2

• Ptotal=P1, P2, P3...

A gaseous mixture contains 5.0 moles of nitrogen and 10.0 moles of helium. The total pressure in the container is 3.0 atmospheres. What is the partial pressure of the nitrogen?

• 1 atm

• 0.5 atm

• 3.0 atm

• 2.0 atm