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The pressure and temperature of two different gases are P and T with volume V for each. If they are mixed, keeping the same volume and temperature, the pressure of the mixture will be:

A

P/2

B

P

C

2P

D

4P

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the Ideal Gas Equation, pV=nRTpV = nRT . Let the number of moles of the first gas be n1=PVRTn_1 = \frac{PV}{RT} and the second gas be n2=PVRTn_2 = \frac{PV}{RT}. When mixed in the same volume VV and at the same temperature TT, the total number of moles is ntotal=n1+n2=2PVRTn_{total} = n_1 + n_2 = \frac{2PV}{RT}. The pressure of the mixture is Pmix=ntotalRTV=(2PV/RT)RTV=2PP_{mix} = \frac{n_{total}RT}{V} = \frac{(2PV/RT)RT}{V} = 2P. Alternatively, according to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, the total pressure is the sum of the individual partial pressures exerted by the gases . Since V and T are constant, each gas exerts a partial pressure P, so Ptotal=P+P=2PP_{total} = P + P = 2P.

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