Martian visiting planet Zook has a breathing tank pressurized to 240 kPa with a mixture of carbon dioxide, oxygen and hydrogen. The partial pressure of the CO2 is 20 kPa and the partial pressure of the O2 is 50 kPa. What is the partial pressure of the hydrogen? (Answer = 170 kPa)

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A Martian visiting planet Zook has a breathing tank pressurized to 240 kPa with a mixture of carbon dioxide, oxygen and hydrogen. The partial pressure of the CO2 is 20 kPa and the partial pressure of the O2 is 50 kPa. What is the partial pressure of the hydrogen? (Answer = 170 kPa) 

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