Use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to calculate the temperature at which pure water would boil at a pressure of 367 torr. The heat of vaporization of water is 43105 J/mol at 100◦C.
Answer in units of ◦C
See your post below. 100 C p = 760 torr
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The Clausius-Clapeyron equation is as follows:
ln(P2/P1) = -(ΔHvap/R) * ((1/T2) - (1/T1))
Where P1 is the initial pressure, P2 is the final pressure, ΔHvap is the heat of vaporization, R is the ideal gas constant, T1 is the initial temperature, and T2 is the final temperature.
Let's plug in the given values:
P1 = 760 torr (since this is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure)
P2 = 367 torr
ΔHvap = 43105 J/mol
R = 8.314 J/(mol*K)
We want to solve for T2, so let's rearrange the equation:
ln(P2/P1) = -(ΔHvap/R) * ((1/T2) - (1/T1))
First, let's convert the temperatures to Kelvin:
T1 = 100°C = 373.15 K
Now, we have:
ln(367/760) = -(43105/8.314) * ((1/T2) - (1/373.15))
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To use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to calculate the boiling temperature of water at a given pressure, we can utilize the following formula:
ln(P2/P1) = -(ΔH_vap/R) * (1/T2 - 1/T1)
Where:
P1 = initial pressure (standard pressure of water at 100◦C is 1 atm)
P2 = final pressure (given as 367 torr)
ΔH_vap = heat of vaporization of water (given as 43105 J/mol)
R = ideal gas constant (8.314 J/(mol*K))
T1 = initial temperature (boiling point at standard pressure, which is 100◦C)
T2 = final temperature (unknown, what we want to calculate)
Let's plug in the given values into the equation:
ln(367 torr / 1 atm) = -((43105 J/mol) / (8.314 J/(mol*K))) * (1/T2 - 1/373.15 K)
Now we can rearrange the equation and solve for T2:
ln(367) = -5199.94 * (1/T2 - 0.00268291)
Now, solving for T2:
1/T2 - 0.00268291 = ln(367) / -5199.94
1/T2 = (ln(367) / -5199.94) + 0.00268291
T2 = 1 / ((ln(367) / -5199.94) + 0.00268291)
T2 ≈ 76.859 ◦C
Therefore, at a pressure of 367 torr, pure water would boil at approximately 76.859 ◦C.
To calculate the temperature at which pure water would boil at a pressure of 367 torr using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, we need to use the following formula:
ln(P2/P1) = -ΔHvap/R * (1/T2 - 1/T1)
Where:
- P1 is the initial pressure (normal boiling point of water, typically 1 atm or 760 torr)
- P2 is the final pressure (367 torr in this case)
- ΔHvap is the heat of vaporization of water (43105 J/mol)
- R is the gas constant (8.314 J/(mol·K))
- T1 is the initial temperature (the known boiling point of water, usually 100◦C or 373 K)
- T2 is the final temperature (which we want to calculate)
Let's plug in the values and solve for T2:
ln(367/760) = -43105 J/mol / (8.314 J/(mol·K)) * (1/T2 - 1/373)
First, simplify the natural logarithm on the left side of the equation:
ln(367/760) ≈ -0.49
Now, rearrange the equation and solve for (1/T2 - 1/373):
-0.49 = -43105 J/mol / (8.314 J/(mol·K)) * (1/T2 - 1/373)
Multiply -0.49 by 8.314 J/(mol·K) to get rid of the denominator:
-0.49 * 8.314 J/(mol·K) = 1/T2 - 1/373
-4.08286 J/(mol·K) = 1/T2 - 1/373
Rearrange the equation to solve for (1/T2):
1/T2 = -4.08286 J/(mol·K) + 1/373
Now, add the fractions on the right side:
1/T2 = (-4.08286 J/(mol·K) * 373 + 1) / 373
1/T2 = (-1521.80078 J/(mol·K) + 1) / 373
Now, multiply both sides by T2 to isolate it:
T2 = 1 / ((-1521.80078 J/(mol·K) + 1) / 373)
Evaluate the right side of the equation:
T2 ≈ 1 / (0.0006566 J/(mol·K) /373)
T2 ≈ 1521.80078 K
Finally, convert the temperature from Kelvin to Celsius:
T2 ≈ 1248.65078 ◦C
Therefore, at a pressure of 367 torr, pure water would boil at approximately 1248.65 ◦C.