Question #164473

Determine the vapor pressure of 20 degrees celsius of a cane sugar solution C12H22O11 containing 10 g of sugar and 100 g of water.


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2021-03-12T05:56:22-0500

Vapor pressure of water at 20°C is 2.3388 kPa

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapour_pressure_of_water

By the Raoult's law

Pi=χiP0P_i=\chi_i P_0

χH2O=100/18.0100/18.0+10/342.3=0.995\chi_{H_2O}=\frac {100/18.0}{100/18.0+10/342.3}=0.995

PH2O=0.995×2.3388=2.327kPaP_{H_2O}=0.995×2.3388=2.327 kPa


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