Answer: The partial pressure of Ne is 9.02 atm.
Explanation:
Given: Total pressure = 14.9 atm
Partial pressure of He = 1.43 atm
Partial pressure of Ar = 4.45 atm
Partial pressure of Ne = ?
According to the Dalton's law of partial pressures the total pressure exerted by the a number of gases in a mixture is equal to the sum of partial pressures of each gas present in the mixture.
Now, for the given mixture the partial pressure of Ne is as follows.
Total pressure = Partial pressure of He + Partial pressure of Ar + Partial pressure of Ne
Substitute the values into above formula as follows.
Total pressure = Partial pressure of He + Partial pressure of Ar + Partial pressure of Ne
14.9 atm = 1.43 atm + 4.45 atm + Partial pressure of Ne
Partial pressure of Ne = 14.9 atm - 5.88 atm
= 9.02 atm
Thus, we can conclude that the partial pressure of Ne is 9.02 atm.
