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Essay on Vapor Pressure and Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water

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Vapor Pressure and Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water
1/9/12
Emily Toy
Lab Partner: Zack Ronnei
Instructor: Ms. Olsen, AP Chemistry
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to find the vapor pressure of water at temperatures between 50oC and 80oC.

Procedure: 1. Take a10 mL graduated cylinder and fill it with 7 mL of water. 2. Next fill a 1000 mL beaker ¾ full with water. 3. Cover the graduated cylinder by putting your finger on top and place the cylinder in the 1000 mL beaker. Make sure the graduated cylinder is under the surface of the water. 4. Measure the difference between the height of the water in the graduated cylinder and the height of the water in the beaker. 5. Record the barometric pressure. 6. Heat the …show more content…

The total pressure in the cylinder is:

[(50 mmH2O) (1.00 mmHg/13.6 mmH2O)] + 770.5 mmHg = 774.176 mmHg

3. The number of moles of air in the graduated cylinder at 0oC is:

(774.176)(0.0125) / (62.4) (273.15) = 5.6776 x 10-4 moles

4. List of all calculations for each temperature and the adjusted volume using the number of moles calculated in #3.

80oC : P= [5.6776x10-4(62.4)(353.15)] / (0.1028) = 121.7 mmHg
75oC : P= [5.6776x10-4(62.4)(348.15)] / (0.0998) = 123.6 mmHg
70oC : P= [5.6776x10-4(62.4)(343.15)] / (0.0948) = 128.2 mmHg
65oC : P= [5.6776x10-4(62.4)(338.15)] / (0.0918) = 130.5 mmHg
60oC : P=

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