Answer to Question #161419 in General Chemistry for Chris Pherigo

Question

Select the correct answer.

When a chemist collects hydrogen gas over water, she ends up with a mixture of hydrogen and water vapor in her collecting bottle. If the pressure in the collecting bottle is 97.1 kilopascals and the vapor pressure of the water is 3.2 kilopascals, what is the partial pressure of the hydrogen?

A. 93.9 kPa

B. 98.1 kPa

C. 100.3 kPa

D. 104.5 kPa

Answer 1

A. 93.9 kPa