Answer:
The partial pressure of the hydrogen gas is 0.786 atm
Explanation:
In this case, the gas mixture contains the vapor from the liquid, and hydrogen gas. Before we do any calculations, we need to convert 18 torr into atm:
[tex]18torr*\frac{1atm}{760torr} =0.0237atm[/tex]
Then we use the equation of Dalton's law, which states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is equal to the sum of the partial pressure of its components:
[tex]P_{T}=P_{H}+P_{v}[/tex]
Where [tex]P_{T}[/tex] is the total pressure, [tex]P_{H}[/tex] is the partial pressure of hydrogen, and [tex]P_{v}[/tex] is the partial pressure of the vapor of the liquid.
Replacing the data we know:
0.810 atm= [tex]P_{H}[/tex] + 0.0237 atm
[tex]P_{H}[/tex]= 0.786 atm