In a gas mixture of 35% He and 65% O₂ the total pressure is 800 mm Hg.What is the partial pressure of O₂?

Name: In a gas mixture of 35% He and 65% O 2 the total pressure is 800 mm Hg.What is the partial pressure of O 2 ?
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The partial pressure of a gas in a mixture is given by multiplying the total pressure by the fraction (percentage) of that gas in the mixture. For O₂, which makes up 65% of the mixture, the partial pressure is 0.65 * 800 mm Hg = 520 mm Hg.

In a Gas Mixture of 35% He and 65% O2

In a Gas Mixture of 35% He and 65% O₂