Answer:
a)15.5 mmHg is the partial pressure of water vapor.
b) 724.5 mmHg is the partial pressure of hydrogen gas.
Explanation:
Total pressure of gases = T = P = 740 mmHg
Vapor pressure of the water = [tex]p_1=15.5 mmHg[/tex]
Partial pressure of the hydrogen gas = [tex]p_2=?[/tex]
Partial pressure of the water = [tex]p_1=15.5 mmHg[/tex]
15.5 mmHg is the partial pressure of water vapor.
Using Dalton's law of partial pressure:
[tex]P=p_1+p_2[/tex]
[tex]740 mmHg=15.5 mmHg+p_2[/tex]
[tex]p_2=740 mmHg-15.5mmHg =724.5 mmHg[/tex]
724.5 mmHg is the partial pressure of hydrogen gas.
