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Gas Laws — Quiz

Question 1 • Chemistry

If two gases are present in a container, the total pressure in the container is equal to

Answer
A
the sum of the pressures that are exerted by each of the two gases.
B
twice the sum of the pressures that are exerted by the individual gases.
C
the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if they occupied half the volume.
D
the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if they occupied twice the volume.

Explanation

By Dalton’s law of partial pressures, the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the pressure exerted by each gas in the container. Therefore, the total pressure is the sum of the pressures exerted by the two gases, which is choice A.

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