Which statement explains the relationship between the temperature and vapor pressure of a liquid?(1 point)
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The higher the temperature, the less molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the less molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a lower vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a lower vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the less molecules will vaporize, resulting in a lower vapor pressure.
The higher the temperature, the less molecules will vaporize, resulting in a lower vapor pressure.
The correct statement that explains the relationship between temperature and vapor pressure of a liquid is:
"The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure."
To understand this relationship, we need to know that vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by the vapor of a substance when it is in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase. When the temperature of a liquid increases, the molecules gain more thermal energy and move faster. This increased kinetic energy allows more molecules to overcome the intermolecular forces holding them in the liquid phase and escape into the gas phase.
As a result, an increase in temperature leads to an increase in the number of molecules vaporizing (evaporating) from the liquid. This increased rate of evaporation leads to an increase in the vapor pressure because there are more gas molecules exerting pressure on the liquid surface.
Therefore, the correct statement is: "The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure."
The correct statement is:
The higher the temperature, the more molecules will vaporize, resulting in a greater vapor pressure.