A gas mixture consists of equal masses of methane (molecular weight 16.0) and argon (atomic weight 40.0). If the partial pressure of argon is 200. torr, what is the pressure of methane, in torr?
I am coming out with 443torr, but the listed options are
80.0 torr
b.
200. torr
c.
256 torr
d.
500. torr
e.
556 torr
Best Regards,
Andrew Q
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See below, I got 500
I did again, using (molecular weight 16.0) and (atomic weight 40.0), instead of the molar masses to convert from g to mol and I used a 50g imaginary sample.
It is pretty close to 500. torr, maybe just a rounding error?
It is pretty close to 500. torr, maybe just a rounding error?
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