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If x1 and x2 represent the mole fractions of a component A in the vapour phase and liquid mixture respectively and pAo and pBo represent vapour pressure of pure A and B, then total vapour pressure of liquid mixture is
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Options:
  • A pAox1x2
  • B pAox2x1
  • C pBox1x2
  • D pBox2x1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: pAox2x1
According to Dalton's law of partial pressures of gases,

pApTotal=x1

pA=x1ptotal ...(i)

and according to Raoult's law

pA=pAox2 ...(ii)

Now by equating (i) and (ii), we get

pTotalx1=pAox2

pTotal=pAox2x1

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