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Incorrect Mapc Sapling Learning A sample of nitrogen gas was collected via water

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Question

Incorrect Mapc Sapling Learning A sample of nitrogen gas was collected via water displacement. Since the nitrogen was collected via water displacement, the sample is saturated with water vapor. If the total pressure of the mixture at 21 °C is 0.92 atm, what is the partial pressure of nitrogen? The vapor pressure of water at 21 is 18.7 mm Hg. Number 1.645 atm Incorrect. According to Dalton's law of partial pressures Use this relationship to calculate the partial pressure of N2. Note, the pressures must all have units of atmospheres when solving this equation.

Explanation / Answer

partial pressure of H2 = 18.7 mmHg

= 18.7/760 atm

= 0.0246 atm

total pressure = 0.92 atm

use:

total pressure = partial pressure of N2 + partial pressure of H2

0.92 = partial pressure of N2 + 0.0246

partial pressure of N2 = 0.90 atm

Answer: 0.90 atm