Volume of vessel occupied by molecules

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In a closed vessel containing a mixture of atomic and molecular oxygen, the volume occupied by each species is indeed equal to the total volume V of the vessel. According to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, each gas in the mixture exerts pressure as if it occupies the entire volume independently. This means that the pressure calculated for each gas assumes it fills the whole volume V. Therefore, the volume occupied by each species in the mixture is considered to be V when determining their pressures. Understanding this principle is crucial for solving related gas law problems.
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Suppose a closed vessel of volume V contains a mixture of atomic and molecular Oxygen. Will the volume of the vessel occupied by each species be equal to V? I have this doubt because in my book in order to determine the pressure exerted by each species they have taken the volume as V in each case.


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by dalton's law of partial pressures, in a mixture of gases, pressure by each gas is equivalent to the the pressure it would exert if it fills up the whole volume itself.
So, same volume is considered (in this case, V)
 
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by dalton's law of partial pressures, in a mixture of gases, pressure by each gas is equivalent to the the pressure it would exert if it fills up the whole volume itself.
So, same volume is considered (in this case, V)

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