Date: Fri Sep 23 12:38:19 2005
Posted By: Dan Berger, Faculty Chemistry/Science, Bluffton University
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1127361602.ChMessage:
Start by taking the two combined volumes: you have A liters of gas X at
pressure J, and B liters of gas Y at pressure K.
You now have a total of (A+B) liters, and the mole quantities of gas can be
determined by PV=nRT.
You have done the stoichiometric calculation so you know how many moles of
gas you have after the reaction, and you know you have (A+B) liters.
So, assuming the T didn't change, what is the new total pressure?