a mixture of NO, CO2, and O2 gases has a total pressure of 2.5x10^3 torr. if the partial pressure of NO is 800 torr and CO2 is 600 torr, what is the partial pressure of O2?

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You need to read about Dalton's Law. Dalton said that each gas of a mixture exerts its pressure independent of the others. Said another way,
Ptotal = Pagas + Pbgas + Pcgas + Pdgas.......