CHM 151 Lecture 1C Self Study Name ________________

Daltons Law of Partial Pressures

Read pages 395 402 (sections 10.6 to 10.6)
Learning Objectives
1. !e ab"e to #se $% & nR' and (o"ar (ass to ca"c#"ate gas densit).
2. !e ab"e to ca"c#"ate vo"#(e o* gases cons#(ed or prod#ced in c+e(ica" reactions
(#sing $% & nR' in stoic+io(etr) prob"e(s.
3. !e ab"e to describe ,a"ton-s "a. o* partia" press#res.
4. !e ab"e to so"ve prob"e(s #sing ,a"ton-s "a./ partia" press#res and (o"e
*ractions.
0o(p"ete t+e *o""o.ing 1#estions
1. 2rite t+e e1#ation #sed to deter(ine gas densit) be"o.. !e s#re to de*ine eac+ o* t+e
variab"es #sed in t+e e1#ation. (10.5)
2. 2+at is t+e densit) o* carbon tetrac+"oride vapor at 314 torr and 125o04 (5a(p"e
67ercise 10.3 on page 396) 5+o. +o. )o# .o#"d set #p t+e prob"e(.
3. Read t+ro#g+ 5a(p"e 67ercise 10.8 and describe t+e t+ree (or *o#r) steps invo"ved in
ans.ering sa(p"e e7ercise 10.84 (10.5)
4. 2+at is t+e de*inition or description o* ,a"ton-s "a. o* partia" press#res4 (10.6)
5. Read t+ro#g+ sa(p"e e7ercise 10.10. 2+at is t+e partia" press#re o* eac+ gas
described in t+e e7ercise and .+at is t+e tota" press#re in t+e vesse"4 (10.6)
6. ,e*ine or describe (o"e *raction in ter(s o* partia" press#res. 61#ation 910.15: (a)
be +e"p*#" (10.6)
3. Read t+ro#g+ 5a(p"e 67ercise 10.11. (a) s+o. +o. t+e partia" press#re o* O2 .as
deter(ined in t+is e7ercise and; (b) .rite t+e $% & nR' set #p s+o.ing +o. )o#
so"ve *or (o"es o* O2. (10.6)
'o prepare *or Lec 20 )o# s+o#"d read t+e "ast pages in t+e c+apter (402< 413).