Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 13 - Gas Mixtures - Problems - Page 716: 13-16C

Answer

The pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of pressures each gas would exert if existed alone at the mixture temperature and volume. This law holds exactly for ideal gas mixtures, but only approximation for real gas mixtures.

Work Step by Step

The pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of pressures each gas would exert if existed alone at the mixture temperature and volume. This law holds exactly for ideal gas mixtures, but only approximation for real gas mixtures.
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