In a gaseous mixture of a 2.0L volume, at 755mm Hg, and a temperature of 346K, Pdinitrogen=355mmHg. What are the molar quantities of helium and dinitrogen?

1 Answer
May 8, 2017

Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures tells us that........., I get approx. 150mg of helium............

Explanation:

In a gaseous mixture, the pressure exerted by a component gas
is the same as the pressure if it ALONE occupied the container.

The total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures.

And this Pmixture=PHe+PN2

And so PHe=(755355)mmHg=400mmHg.

Given that we now PHe we can calculate its equivalent mass by means of the Ideal Gas Equation.......

n=PVRT=400mmHg760mmHgatm1×2.0L0.0821LatmKmol×346K=0.0371mol.

Which represents a mass of 0.0371mol×4.0gmol1 with respect to helium gas.