Answer to Question #94479 in General Chemistry for Wade Riley

Question

5. You have two sealed jars of water at the same temperature. In the first jar there is a large amount of water. In the second jar there is a small amount of water. Using 3 -4 sentences explain how the vapor pressure of water in the first jar compares with the vapor pressure of water in the second jar.

Answer 1

The vapor pressure is related to the temperature dependence determined for a given substance. So the vapor pressure does not depend on the mass of water