Trimix is a general name for a type of gas blend used by technical divers and contains nitrogen, oxygen and helium. In one Trimix blend, the partial pressures of each gas are 55.0 atm oxygen, 90.0 atm nitrogen, and 51.0 atm helium. What is the percent oxygen (by volume) in this trimex blend?

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Trimix is a general name for a type of gas blend used by technical
divers and contains nitrogen, oxygen and helium. In one Trimix blend,
the partial pressures of each gas are 55.0 atm oxygen, 90.0 atm
nitrogen, and 51.0 atm helium. What is the percent oxygen (by
volume) in this trimex blend?
%
1
3
4
6.
C
7
8.
6.
+/-
х 100
2.
Transcribed Image Text:Trimix is a general name for a type of gas blend used by technical divers and contains nitrogen, oxygen and helium. In one Trimix blend, the partial pressures of each gas are 55.0 atm oxygen, 90.0 atm nitrogen, and 51.0 atm helium. What is the percent oxygen (by volume) in this trimex blend? % 1 3 4 6. C 7 8. 6. +/- х 100 2.
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