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Offline ChEngy

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Partial Pressure Without Knowing Moles
« on: January 23, 2012, 12:53:51 AM »
I can't wrap my brain around this for some reason!  ???

In a He-Ne laser tube, the ratio of He-Ne atoms is 7:1. Total pressure is ~1 torr. Temperature is 22*C. What are the concentrations of He and Ne atoms?

I've been trying to use PHe=(NHe/NA)x(RT/V), but no matter what I do, the PHe makes no sense.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

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Re: Partial Pressure Without Knowing Moles
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 02:05:10 AM »
I can't wrap my brain around this for some reason!  ???

In a He-Ne laser tube, the ratio of He-Ne atoms is 7:1. Total pressure is ~1 torr. Temperature is 22*C. What are the concentrations of He and Ne atoms?

I've been trying to use PHe=(NHe/NA)x(RT/V), but no matter what I do, the PHe makes no sense.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

The pressure of the mix is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the components

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