Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 12 - Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory - Exercises - Gas Mixtures and Dalton's Law - Page 442: 64

Answer

$X_{He}=0.440$ $X_{Ar}=0.299$ $X_{Xe}=0.261$

Work Step by Step

$P_{total}= P_{He}+P_{Ar}+P_{Xe}$ $=0.467\,atm+0.317\,atm+0.277\,atm$ $=1.061\,atm$ For a gas A, mole fraction $X_{A}=\frac{P_{A}}{P_{total}}$ Then, $X_{He}=\frac{P_{He}}{P_{total}}=\frac{0.467\,atm}{1.061\,atm}=0.440$ $X_{Ar}=\frac{P_{Ar}}{P_{total}}=\frac{0.317\,atm}{1.061\,atm}=0.299$ $X_{Xe}=\frac{P_{Xe}}{P_{total}}=\frac{0.277\,atm}{1.061\,atm}=0.261$
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