A high-pressure natural gas tank is at 3600 psi. The tank contains 4.98 mol of methane (CH4) and 0.66 mol of ethane (C2H6). What is the partial pressure (in kPa) of each of the component gases in the tank? Show all work (Formal method).

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A high-pressure natural gas tank is at 3600 psi. The tank contains 4.98 mol of methane (CH4) and 0.66 mol of ethane (C2H6). What is the partial pressure (in kPa) of each of the component gases in the tank? Show all work (Formal method). 

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