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A mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas exerts a total pressure of 1.5 atm on the walls of its container. If the partial pressure of hydrogen is 1 atm, find the mole fraction of oxygen in the mixture.

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a

1.33 

b

3.33

c

0.33

d

2.33

answer is A.

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Phydrozen=1atmPtotal  =1.5atmFrom  Dalton's  LawPtotal=Phydrozen+POxygen1.5=1+POxygenPOxygen=0.5atm   mole  fraction  of  oxygen=Xo2=POxygenPtotal=0.51.5  =0.33

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A mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas exerts a total pressure of 1.5 atm on the walls of its container. If the partial pressure of hydrogen is 1 atm, find the mole fraction of oxygen in the mixture.