According to Dalton, the pressure of a mix of gases in a single container is the sum of all of the pressures of the individual gases: Ptotal = Pa + Pb + … If a 20.0L container at 30°C has 3.4 atm of methane and 1.68 atm of ethane, what is the total pressure of the container?

The correct answer is 5.08 atm

Explanation:

This question tests our knowledge of the Dalton's law of partial pressures which is stated in the question; that the pressure of a mixture of non-reacting gases in a single container is the sum of all the pressures of the individual gases.

It can hence be represented mathematically as Ptotal = Pa + Pb + ...

Ptotal = pressure of methane + pressure of ethane

Ptotal = 3.4 atm + 1.68 atm

Ptotal = 5.08 atm

the electronic configuration of an atom with eight electrons is 1s²2s²2p⁴. the orbital diagrams are shown in the figure.

as per the hunds rule:

1. electrons tend to avoid being in the same orbital as per as practicable.

2. electrons in different orbitals of the same energy will have their spin parallel.

this can be illustrated from the multiplicity of the orbitals of the atom. as there are four electrons in the p orbital and p orbital has 3 sub-shells. the electrons can be fed in different ways as shown in the figure but the correct orbital diagram will be as per the hunds rule.

- aluminum and copper chloride.

- the chloride ion to separate the aluminum from the oxygen so that the aluminum can react with the copper ions (and the water molecules).