For benzene (C6H6), the normal boiling point is 80.1 °C and the enthalpy of vaporization is 30.8 kJ/mol. What is the boiling point of benzene in Denver, where atmospheric pressure = 83.4 kPa?
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1 °C). We can use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to calculate the vapor pressure at a given temperature: ln(P2/P1) = -ΔHvap/R * (1/T2 - 1/T1) where P1 is the vapor pressure at temperature T1, P2 is the vapor pressure at temperature T2, ΔHvap is the enthalpy of Show more…
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