A gas mixture consists of 60.0% Ar, 30.0% Ne, and 10.0% Kr by volume. If the pressure of this gas mixture is 80.0 kPa, what is the partial pressure of each of the gases

The partial pressure of Argon , Neon and krypton are 48 kPa , 24 kPa and 8 kPa respectively.

Explanation:

According to Raoult's Law , the partial pressure of each component in the solution is equal to the total pressure multiplied by its mole fraction. It is mathematically expressed as

where, = partial pressure of component A

= mole fraction of A

= total pressure

mole fraction of Ar =

mole fraction of Ne =

mole fraction of Kr =

n2(g) + 3h2-> 2nh3(g)   this is the balanced equation

note the mole ratio between n2, h2 and nh3.   it is 1 : 3 : 2   this will be important.

moles n2 present = 28.0 g n2 x 1 mole n2/28 g = 1 mole n2 present

moles h2 present = 25.0 g h2 x 1 mole h2/2 g = 12.5 moles h2 present

based on mole ratio, n2 is limiting in this situation because there is more than enough h2 but not enough n2.

moles nh3 that can be produced = 1 mole n2 x 2 moles nh3/mole n2 = 2 moles nh3 can be produced

grams of nh3 that can be produced = 2 moles nh3 x 17 g/mole = 34 grams of nh3 can be produced

note:   the key to this problem is recognizing that n2 is limiting, and therefore limits how much nh3 can be produced.