Which compound do you expect to have the higher vapor pressure at room temperature? a) ethanol (ch3ch2oh) b) acetone (ch3coch3)

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Which compound do you expect to have the higher vapor pressure at room temperature? a) ethanol (ch3ch2oh) b) acetone (ch3coch3)

c) water (h2o) d) all have the same vapor pressure

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Olenka [21] · Answer 1 · 2024-04-06T11:57:40+03:00

While ethanol being an alcohol does have a direct O−H connection. Hence, ethanol has intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Therefore, more stroger physical bonds have to be destroyed in ethanol, than in acetone. Hence, acetone evaporates faster than ethanol inspite of having higher surface tension.

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The pressure that a vapour exerts on the condensed phases (solid or liquid) in a closed system when they are in thermodynamic equilibrium with one another is known as vapour pressure (or equilibrium vapour pressure).

It is significant to remember that when a liquid boils, the pressure of its vapour equals the atmospheric pressure. For instance, the vapour pressure of water when it boils at sea level is 1 atmosphere because the surrounding pressure is also 1 atmosphere.

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