Naphthalene, C10H8, melts at 80.2 °C. If the vapour pressure of the liquid is 1.3 kPa at 85.8 °C and 5.3 kPa at 119.3 °C, use the Clausius–Clapeyron equation to calculate (i) the enthalpy of vaporization, (ii) the normal boiling point, and (iii) the entropy of vaporization at the boiling point.

Naphthalene, C10H8, melts at 80.2 °C. If the vapour pressure of the liquid is 1.3 kPa at 85.8 °C and 5.3 kPa at 119.3 °C, use the Clausius–Clapeyron equation to calculate (i) the enthalpy of vaporization, (ii) the normal boiling point, and (iii) the entropy of vaporization at the boiling point.

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