To find the partial pressure of each gas in the mixture, we can use the ideal gas law equation:
PV = nRT
Where:
P = Pressure
V = Volume
n = Number of moles
R = Ideal gas constant
T = Temperature
First, let's calculate the number of moles of the mixture. To do this, we need to know the molar mass of the mixture. The molar mass of NO2 is 46 g/mol, and the molar mass of N2O4 is 92 g/mol. Since the density of the mixture is given as 2.6 g/L, we can calculate the number of moles using the equation:
moles = mass / molar mass
For the given density, we can write it as:
2.6 g/L = (mass NO2 + mass N2O4) / volume
Since the volume is not given, let's assume a volume of 1 L for simplicity. We can always scale the final answer to the actual volume later.
2.6 g/L = (mass NO2 + mass N2O4) / 1 L
From the molar masses, we can calculate the masses as:
mass NO2 = moles NO2 x molar mass NO2
mass N2O4 = moles N2O4 x molar mass N2O4
Now, let's find the number of moles of each gas in the mixture.
For NO2:
moles NO2 = mass NO2 / molar mass NO2
For N2O4:
moles N2O4 = mass N2O4 / molar mass N2O4
Finally, we can calculate the partial pressures of each gas using Dalton's law of partial pressures:
P(NO2) = (moles NO2 / total moles) x total pressure
P(N2O4) = (moles N2O4 / total moles) x total pressure
Now, let's calculate the partial pressure of each gas step by step.
Step 1: Calculate the total moles of the mixture.
From the given density, we can determine the mass of the mixture in the assumed volume of 1 L:
mass mixture = density x volume
mass mixture = 2.6 g/L x 1 L
mass mixture = 2.6 g
Now, calculate the total number of moles of the mixture using the molar mass of the mixture:
moles mixture = mass mixture / molar mass mixture
moles mixture = 2.6 g / (moles NO2 x molar mass NO2 + moles N2O4 x molar mass N2O4)
Step 2: Calculate the number of moles of each gas.
moles NO2 = mass NO2 / molar mass NO2
moles N2O4 = mass N2O4 / molar mass N2O4
Step 3: Calculate the partial pressure of each gas.
P(NO2) = (moles NO2 / moles mixture) x total pressure
P(N2O4) = (moles N2O4 / moles mixture) x total pressure
Now, let's calculate the partial pressure of each gas using the given values.
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