--%>
Assignment Help - homework help

Explain vapour pressure of liquid solutions.

Liquid solutions are obtained when the solvent is liquid. The solute can be a gas, liquid or a solid. In this section we will discuss the liquid solutions containing solid or liquid solutes. In such solutions the solute may or may not be volatile. We shall limit our discussion to the binary solution of the solid in liquid and liquid in liquid. Before we discuss the properties of these solution let us study about the vapour pressure of liquid.

When a liquid is taken in a beaker covered from above at certain temperature, a part of the liquid evaporates and its vapours fill the space available to them. The vapours formed will have an inclination to change back to its liquid state by the procedure of condensation. Gradually, equilibrium will be established between liquid and vapour phases. The pressure exerted by the vapours above the liquid surface in equilibrium with the liquid surface in equilibrium with the liquid at a given temperature is called vapour pressure of the liquid.

The vapour pressure of a liquid depends on Nature of liquid

Liquid which have weak intermolecular forces, are volatile and have greater vapour pressure. For instance, dimethyl ether has higher vapour pressure than ethyl alcohol.
    
Temperature 

Vapour pressure increases with the increase in temperature. This is due to the increase in temperature through which more molecules of the liquid can go into vapour phase.

The variation of vapour pressure of a liquid with temperature is given by the Claussius Clapeyron's equation.

2181_Liquid pressure.png   where, p1 and p2 are vapour pressures at temperature T1 and T2 respectively. Δvap.H is enthalpy of vaporization of liquid and R is universal gas constant.

Vapour pressure of the solution of solids in liquids

Let us consider the addition of a small amount of non-volatile solute such as glucose, sucrose, sodium chloride etc. to the liquid (solvent such as water) to form a solution. In such a case the vapour pressure of the solution is solely due to the solvent, as the solute is non-volatile. It is found that the vapour pressure of the solution is lower than that of the pure solvent.

Explanation: the lowering of vapour pressure can be explained on the basis of the surface area of the liquid from which evaporation occurs. In the case of the solution, a part of the liquid surface is occupied by solute particles, which are non-volatile. Therefore, evaporation of the liquid will take place from a lesser surface area. In other words, the particles (or molecules) of the liquid will now have a less tendency to escape into vapour state. This shall, therefore, result in lowering of vapour pressure.

   Related Questions in Chemistry

  • Q : Net charge of a non-ionized atom

    Describe the net charge of a non-ionized atom?

    		•
  • Q : What are isotonic and hypotonic

    The two solutions which are having equivalent osmotic pressure are called isotonic solutions. The isotonic solutions at the same temperature also have same molar concentration. If we have solutions having different osmotic pressures then the solution having different

    		•
  • Q : What are ion selective electrodes? Ion

    Ion Selective Electrodes An ion selective membrane can be used to form an electrochemical cell whose emf depends on the concentration of that ion. Before we proceed to an important application of emf measurements, brie

    		•
  • Q : Basicity order order of decreasing

    order of decreasing basicity of urea and its substituents

    		•
  • Q : Relative reactivity Which is more

    Which is more reactive towards nucleophilic substitution aryl halide or vinyl halides

    		•
  • Q : Concentration of urea Help me to go

    Help me to go through this problem. 6.02x 1020 molecules of urea are present in 100 ml of its solution. The concentration of urea solution is: (a) 0.02 M (b) 0.01 M (c) 0.001 M (d) 0.1 M (Avogadro constant, N4= 6.02x 1023mol -1)<

    		•
  • Q : What do you mean by the term alum What

    What do you mean by the term alum? Also illustrate its uses?

    		•
  • Q : Quastion of finding vapour pressure

    Vapour pressure of CCl425Degree C at is 143mm of Hg0.5gm of a non-volatile solute (mol. wt. = 65) is dissolved in 100ml CCl4 .Find the vapour pressure of the solution (Density of CCl4 = = 1.58g /cm2): (a)141.43mm (b)

    		•
  • Q : Explain polyhalogen compounds with

    Carbon compounds containing more than one halogen atom are called polyhalogen compounds. Most of these compounds are valuable in industry and agriculture. Some important polyhalogen compounds are described as follows:

    Q : Explain group 15 elements. The various

    The various elements

    		•