A gaseous mixture of 2 moles of $A$, 3 moles of $B$, 5 moles of $C$ and 10 moles of $D$ is contained in a vessel. Assuming that gases are ideal and the partial pressure of $C$ is 1.5 atm, total pressure is

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Partial pressure $= \frac{no.of\ moles\ of\ gas 	imes p_{Total}}{total\ no.of\ moles}$
$1.5 = \frac{5 	imes p_{total}}{2 + 3 + 5 + 10}$
$\frac{1.5 	imes 20}{5} = p_{total}$
$p_{total} = 6\ atm$

Q. A gaseous mixture of 2 moles of $A$, 3 moles of $B$, 5 moles of $C$ and 10 moles of $D$ is contained in a vessel. Assuming that gases are ideal and the partial pressure of $C$ is 1.5 atm, total pressure is

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