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  1. What is the difference between "vapour" and "gas"?

    Apr 19, 2021 · Vapor implies the existence of a condensed phase that is the source or destination of the gas, or with which the gas may be in equilibrium; while gas does not make such an assumption.

  2. Why vapor pressure is unaffected by change in atmospheric pressure

    Jul 5, 2021 · By definition vapor pressure seems the pressure of vapor ABOVE the liquid which is in equilibrium with liquid and how the hell we are applying the concept of vapor pressure in open …

  3. thermodynamics - Why do we have water vapor at room temperature …

    May 6, 2024 · 1 Think of molecules of water liquid escaping into vapor, and molecules of water vapor condensing into liquid. Both processes occur simultaneously, and an equilibrium is reached in a …

  4. physical chemistry - What is the differences between partial pressure ...

    Jan 23, 2014 · Vapor pressure or equilibrium vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases (solid or liquid) at a given temperature in a …

  5. physical chemistry - Why is octane more volatile than water while ...

    Oct 5, 2023 · 14 Octane has a boiling point of 120 °C. Water has a boiling point of 100 °C. The definition of boiling point is, "the temperature which the liquid substance's saturated vapor pressure equals the …

  6. Why does the pressure sharply increase when the liquid/vapor ...

    Oct 2, 2024 · The equilibrium vapor pressure varies with temperature because of two factors - 1)kinetic energy of particles and 2) number density. Both increase non-negligibly with temperature. The …

  7. General rules for deciding volatility - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    May 2, 2012 · In chemistry and physics, volatility is the tendency of a substance to vaporize. Volatility is directly related to a substance's vapor pressure. At a given temperature, a substance with higher …

  8. Why does Vapor Pressure decrease on addition of solute?

    Sep 22, 2020 · After some time, equilibrium vapor is established. Now an open beaker of the non-volatile solvent is introduced into the chamber. Some molecules of the solvent in the chamber's …

  9. Why is the relationship between vapour pressure and boiling point of ...

    Dec 26, 2023 · 3 If you took out vapor at some moment and if you put it in a container of a fixed volume then its pressure would linearly grow with temperature, as in the Charles' law. The point is, amount of …

  10. Why do water and ice have the same vapor pressure at 0 °C?

    Jan 19, 2025 · 4 The phase with higher vapor pressure would evaporate and condense as the other phase. That is why vapor pressure above both substance condensed phases must be equal at the …