A small amount wet of hydrogen gas (H2) can be prepared by the reaction of zinc with excess hydrochloric acid and trapping the gas produced in an inverted tube initially filled with water. If the total pressure of the gas in the collection tube is 789.7 mmHg at 25°C, what is the partial pressure of the hydrogen? The vapor pressure of water is 23.8 mmHg. 

Select one:

a. 766 mmHg

b. 753.5 mmHg

c. 729.7 mmHg

d. 31.51 mmHg

e. 47.60 mmHg