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Ch.11 - Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 11, Problem 93

The vapor pressure of ethanol (C2H5OH) at 19 °C is 40.0 torr. A 1.00-g sample of ethanol is placed in a 2.00 L container at 19 °C. If the container is closed and the ethanol is allowed to reach equilibrium with its vapor, how many grams of liquid ethanol remain?

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Vapor Pressure

Vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid phase at a given temperature. It indicates the tendency of a substance to evaporate; higher vapor pressure means a greater tendency to vaporize. For ethanol at 19 °C, the vapor pressure is 40.0 torr, which is crucial for determining how much liquid will remain when equilibrium is reached.
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Equilibrium

In chemistry, equilibrium refers to the state where the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, resulting in constant concentrations of reactants and products. In this scenario, the equilibrium between liquid ethanol and its vapor will dictate how much ethanol remains in the liquid state once the system stabilizes in the closed container.
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Ideal Gas Law

The Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT) relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and number of moles of a gas. In this problem, it can be used to calculate the number of moles of ethanol vapor present at equilibrium, which helps determine how much liquid ethanol remains after some has evaporated into the vapor phase.
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