A 1.00 L flask containing gas A at 5.00 atm is connected to a 4.00 L flask containing gas B at 1.00 atm. When the two gases are allowed to mix at constant temperature, what is the final pressure in the two-flask assemblage?

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Answer:

The final pressure in the two-flask assemblage is 1.8 atm

Explanation:

The given variables are

Flask 1 with gas A = 1.00 L at 5.00 atm

Flask 2 with gas B = 4.00 L at 1.00 atm

From the Daltons law of partial pressure which states that the total pressure of a given mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture

Ptotal = P₁ + P₂ + P₃

Final volume of both gases = 5.00 L

Boyle's law states that the pressure of a given mass of gas is inversely proportional to its volume

P₁·V₁ = P₂·V₂

Therefore their final pressure =

for gas A 1.00 L× 5.00 atm = 5.00 L × P₂

therefore P₂ = 1.00 atm

for gas B

1.00 atm × 4.00 L = P₂×5.00 L

Therefore P₂ = 4/5 atm

Total pressure  P₂ for gas A + P₂ for gas B

1+4/5 atm or 1.8 atm

The final pressure in the two-flask assemblage is 1.8 atm

Determination of the final pressure for gas A

  • Initial volume (V₁) = 1 L
  • Initial pressure (P₁) = 5 atm
  • Final volume (V₂) = 1 + 4 = 5 L
  • Final pressure (P₂) =?

P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

5 × 1 = P₂ × 5

5 = P₂ × 5

Divide both side by 5

P₂ = 5 / 5

P₂ = 1 atm

Determination of the final pressure for gas B

  • Initial volume (V₁) = 4 L
  • Initial pressure (P₁) = 1 atm
  • Final volume (V₂) = 1 + 4 = 5 L
  • Final pressure (P₂) =?

P₁V₁ = P₂V₂

1 × 4 = P₂ × 5

4 = P₂ × 5

Divide both side by 5

P₂ = 4 / 5

P₂ = 0.8 atm

How to determine the final pressure in the two-flask assemblage

  • Final pressure for gas A = 1 atm
  • Final pressure for gas B = 0.8 atm
  • Final pressure of mixture =?

Final pressure of mixture = Final pressure of A + Final pressure of B

Final pressure of mixture = 1 + 0.8

Final pressure of mixture = 1.8 atm

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