Asked by billy bob j
A bottle of rubbing alcohol (C3H7OH) from the store is a 70% solution by mass. Determine the total vapor pressure inside the closed bottle. The vapor pressure of the water at room temperature is 24mmHg; the vapor pressure of the volatile rubbing alcohol is 44mmHg.
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Answered by
DrBob222
70% alcohol by mass means 70 g alcohol + 30 g water.
Convert 70 g alcohol to mols.
Convert 30 g water to mols.
Determine mole fraction of alcohol.
Determine mole fraction water.
P<sub>alcohol</sub>=X<sub>alcohol</sub>*P<sup>o</sup><sub>alcohol</sub>.
P<sub>H2O</sub=X<sub>H2O</sub>P<sup>o</sup><sub>water</sub>.
Total pressure is sum of partial pressures. Post your work if you get stuck. Check my thinking. I have some superscripts and subscripts involved here; if they don't turn out properly I will post a correction.
Convert 70 g alcohol to mols.
Convert 30 g water to mols.
Determine mole fraction of alcohol.
Determine mole fraction water.
P<sub>alcohol</sub>=X<sub>alcohol</sub>*P<sup>o</sup><sub>alcohol</sub>.
P<sub>H2O</sub=X<sub>H2O</sub>P<sup>o</sup><sub>water</sub>.
Total pressure is sum of partial pressures. Post your work if you get stuck. Check my thinking. I have some superscripts and subscripts involved here; if they don't turn out properly I will post a correction.
Answered by
DrBob222
PH2O</sub=X<sub>H2O</sub>P<sup>o</sup><sub>water</sub>.
shoud be on the front part,
P<sub>H2O</sub>= etc.
shoud be on the front part,
P<sub>H2O</sub>= etc.
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