Question

a student performs an experiment where gas is collected over water in an upside down graduated cylinder. if the atmospheric pressure is 739 mmhg and the level of water in the graduated cylinder is 12.5 cm higher than the level of the water exposed to the atmosphere, what is the total pressure of gases inside the graduated cylinder?

Answer 1

The level of water in the graduated cylinder is 12.5 cm higher than the level of the water exposed to the atmosphere,  The total pressure of gases inside the graduated cylinder is 614 mmHg

given that :

The atmospheric pressure is 739 mmHg

The level of water in graduated cylinder = 12.5 cm = 125 mmHg

the expression for the pressure is given as :

P total = P atm - hρg

where , hρg = 125 mmHg

P atm = 739 mmHg

putting the values , we get :

P total = P atm - hρg

           = 739 mmHg - 125 mmHg

           = 614 mmHg

Thus, the total pressure inside the graduated cylinder is 614 mmHg.

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