Calculating Partial Pressures: Proving Dalton's Law

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This discussion focuses on proving Dalton's Law of partial pressures using the ideal gas law. Two gas bulbs with volumes VA and VB, containing nA and nB moles of gas respectively, are initially at the same pressure P and temperature T. Upon opening the stopcock, the final pressure of the system remains P, demonstrating that the total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures of each gas. This conclusion is based on the assumption of ideal gas behavior.

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I think this question is asking me to prove Dalton's Law, but I missed that day in class so I'm a little lost. Help?

Two bulbs of volumes VA and VB are connected by a stopcock. The number of moles of gases in the bulbs are nA and nB, and initially the gases are at the same pressure, P, and temperature, T. Show that the final pressure of the system, after the stopcock has been opened, is equal to P. Assume ideal-gas behavior.
 
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