Learning Target LS.5: I can calculate boiling point, vapor pressure, or enthalpy of vaporization for a compound using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation and other pertinent data.
1. Use the two-point form of the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to find the enthalpy of vaporization (ΔHvap) and vapor pressure at 155 °C for benzaldehyde, C7H6O, given the data at right.
Table 1. Temperature and pressure data for liquid benzaldehyde.
Temp (°C) Pressure (torr)
125 229
175 805
2. Use the Clausius-Clapeyron plot at right to determine the enthalpy of vaporization (ΔHvap) and normal boiling point for this unknown liquid.
Plot of ln(Pvap) versus 1/T for Unknown
y = -1485x + 11.28