Question

Hydrogen gas is collected over water in an inverted buret. If the atmospheric pressure is 745 mm Hg, the vapor pressure of water is 18 mm Hg, and a 15.0 cm-high column of water remains in the buret, the pressure of the hydrogen gas is Hydrogen gas is collected over water in an inverted buret. If the atmospheric pressure is 745 mm Hg, the vapor pressure of water is 18 mm Hg, and a 15.0 cm-high column of water remains in the buret, the pressure of the hydrogen gas is:________

a. 745 mm Hg.
b. less than 727 mm Hg.
c. 763 mm.
d. 727 mm Hg.

Answer 1

Answer:

$P_{H_2}=727mmHg$

Explanation:

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In this case, according to the given data, it is possible to infer that the gas mixture lies on the 15.0 cm-high column of water, so that the total pressure or atmospheric pressure is given by:

$P_{atm}=P_{water}+P_{H_2}$

Thus, since the atmospheric pressure is 745 mmHg and the vapor pressure of water is 18 mmHg, the pressure of hydrogen turns out to be:

$P_{H_2}=P_{atm}-P_{water}\\\\P_{H_2}=745mmHg-18mmHg\\\\P_{H_2}=727mmHg$

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