Question

A low-pressure weather system comes into the city of Denver. The atmospheric pressure is 693 mmHg.693 mmHg. If 78.0%78.0% of dry air is nitrogen, what is the partial pressure of nitrogen in this low-pressure system?

Answer 1

540.54 mmHg

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the partial pressure of a substance is defined as; Mole fraction * total pressure.

If the total amount of gases in the atmosphere is 100%, the mole fraction of nitrogen gas is now

78/100 = 0.78

Thus, partial pressure of nitrogen gas = 0.78 * 693 = 540.54 mmHg