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and are the vapour pressure of pure liquid components and , respectively, of an ideal binary solution. If represents the mole fraction of component , the total pressure of the solution will be:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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According to Raoult's Law for an ideal binary solution:

We know that the sum of mole fractions is unity:

Substituting in the total pressure equation:


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and are the vapour pressure of pure liquid components and , respectively, of an ideal binary solution. If represents the mole fraction of component , the total pressure of the solution will be:
A
B
C
D

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