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I am trying to understands what involves in the calculation of internal pressure for a closed container which is half filled with water and the other half is filled with inert gas. From understanding, without inert gas, the internal pressure will be generated from the vapor pressure of water and possibly the henry law- P = kC (of air?). However, since there exist inert gas, is P= nRT/V the correct equation to use for the pressure from the inert gas? In both cases, what would the volume be? As the temperature increased, the water volume could possibly increased thus shrinking the space for the inert gas. However, gas expands as the temperature increased. Meaning that the volume for inert gas also increased as temperature increased. I am quite confused with this and hope to get advice on this matter. Thanks a lot!
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