Chapter 22, Problem 22.18E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Whether the evaporation of droplets can either minimized or not by increasing the external pressure, like by pressuring region $\text{II}$ of a system with an inert gas is to be stated with an explanation.

Concept introduction:

Laplace-Young equation is a fundamental equation for the behavior of an interface. This equation relates the pressure difference on either side of an interface with the surface tension and the area of the liquid changes with volume. The Laplace-Young equation is shown below.

$\left(p_{\text{I}}-p_{\text{II}}\right)=\gamma \left(\frac{\partial A}{\partial V_{\text{I}}}\right)$