Equal weights of two gases of molecular weight 4 and 40 are mixed. The pressure of the mixture is 1.1 atm. The partial pressure of the light gas in this mixture is :
0.55 atm
0.15 atm
1 atm
0.11 atm
A
0.15 atm
B
1 atm
C
0.11 atm
D
0.55 atm
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Number of moles of lighter gas =m4
Number of moles of heavier gas =m40
Total Number of moles =m4+m40=11m40
Mole fraction of lighter gas =m40×4011m=1011
Partial pressure due to lighter gas =Po×1011
=1.1×1011=1atm
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