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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Question 3🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Samples of benzene and toluene are mixed together to create a liquid mixture with a vapor pressure of 86 millimeters of mercury. Given that the vapor pressures of benzene and toluene are 105 millimeters of mercury and 29 millimeters of mercury, respectively, and assuming ideal behavior, calculate the mole fraction of benzene in this mixture to two significant figures.

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