Equilibrium concentrations in a gas-phase reaction

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Homework Statement
I assume that they talk about partial pressure and calculate it instead of the concentration .
Relevant Equations
PV = nRT
Printed homework problem: phosgene (COCl2) decomposes by COCl2(g) ⇌ CO(g) + Cl2(g), K = 8.3 x 10^-4 at 360°C. Asks for [CO], [Cl2], and [COCl2] from 10.0 mol phosgene in a 5.00-L flask at equilibrium.

Hello , i am a little confused about this exercise because we talk about gases reaction and we are asked about the concentrations
P.S : i have other questions that depends on your answer .
Thanks .
 
no,this exercise is from the problem set of a course called "introduction to chemical equilibrium " and the concept of "fugacity" is not mentioned .
 
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Concentration of a gas in a mixture is not much different from a concentration in general - just number of moles in a volume. Can be reasonably easily interconverted with the partial pressure.