Homework Help: boiling point

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 8:02pm.

You are in a mountain range with atmospheric air pressure of 520 mmHg, and you wish to boil some eggs. What is the approximate boiling point of the water at this air pressure?

boiling point - DrBob222, Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 8:21pm
Use ln(p1/p1) = dHvap/R (1/T1-1/T2)
p1 = 522
p2 = 760
T1 = ?
T2 = 273.15
dHvap = 40,650

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