Asked by Amanda

Exactly 1.0 mole of oxygen and 7.0 moles of nitrogen gas are in a container. The total gas pressure is 5.7 atm. What is the partial pressure of nitrogen in atm?

I'm not sure how to go about setting up the problem. Any help is appreciated!
Answered by DrBob222
mol fraction = X
XO2 = nO2/total mols
XN2 = nN2/total mols

Then pO2 = XO2*Ptotal
and pN2 = XN2*Ptotal
Answered by Amanda
Got it, thanks!