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Vapor Pressure and Boiling

Vapor Pressure and Boiling. Vapor Pressure – the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid state. Liquid molecules at the surface escape into the gas phase. These gas particles create pressure above the liquid in a closed container. .

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Vapor Pressure and Boiling

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  1. Vapor Pressure and Boiling • Vapor Pressure – the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid state. • Liquid molecules at the surface escape into the gas phase. • These gas particles create pressure above the liquidin a closed container.

  2. Vapor Pressure increases with increasing temperature. 20oC 80oC • As temperature increases, the amount of vapor generated by a liquid in a closed container increases.  • This occurs because as the liquid gains kinetic energy, the molecules can overcome the intermolecular forces of attraction that are prevalent in the liquid phase.

  3. Evaporation vs Boiling • Evaporation - when a liquid  gas at any temperature • Vaporization – When a liquid  gas whenheat is applied or at the boilingtemperature • Boiling – occurs when the vapor pressure above the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure.

  4. Normal Boiling Point - -boiling temperature when pressure is at 1atmor 760torr. • Boiling Point is a physical constant. It depends on the strength of the attraction between molecules. • Strong attraction between molecules = higherboiling point. • Weaker attraction between molecules = lowerboiling point.

  5. Vapor Pressure Curves Graph shows how boiling points change with change in vapor pressure.

  6. Boiling Points Change with pressure changes. • Less pressure = lower boiling point (example = water boils at lowertemperatures at high elevations- water boils at 76oC on Mt. Everest). • Higher Pressure= higher boiling point (example = pressure cooker – cooks faster because you cook at a highertemperature.)

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