a gas mixture used for anesthesia contains 2.83 mol oxygen (o2), and 8.41 mol of nitrous oxide (n2o). the total pressure of the mixture is 192 kpa. what is the partial pressure of n2o?

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partial pressure of n2o in the gas mixture was found to be 143.6 kPa

what is partial pressure?

Each gas that makes up a mixture of gases has a partial pressure, which represents the pressure that would exist if that gas alone had filled the complete volume of the initial mixture at the same temperature. According to Dalton's Law, the partial pressures of the individual gases make up the overall pressure of a perfect gas combination.

A gas's partial pressure is a gauge of its molecules' thermodynamic activity. However, unlike liquids or gas mixtures, gases behave differently depending on their partial pressures when dissolving, diffusing, and reacting. This characteristic of gases often holds true for gas chemical reactions in biology.

As per the data give

Moles (o2) = 2.83 mol

Moles (n2o) = 8.41 mol

Total pressure = 192 kPa

so the total number of moles should be calculated

Total No.of moles = no of moles in  o2  + no of moles in n2o = 2.83 + 8.41 = 11.24 mol

mole fraction for n2o

Mole fraction = moles  of compound/ Total moles

Mole fraction for n2o = 8.41 / 11.24 = 0.748

so now calculate the partial pressure of n2o

pn2o = 0.748 192 kPa

pn2o = 143.6 kPa

therefore the partial pressure of the n2o was 143.6 Kpa

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