Vapor Pressure and Boiling Name _________________________

The following graph shows vapor pressure curves for two liquids. A and B.

106.6

93.3

80.0
Pressure (KPa)

66.6

53.3 A

40.0

26.7 B

13.3

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
o
Temperature ( C)

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the vapor pressure of A at 35 oC? 1.

2. What is the vapor pressure of B at 35 oC? 2.

3. At what temperature is the vapor pressure of A 106.6 kPa? 3.

4. What is the vapor pressure of B at this temperature? 4.

5. At what temperature is the vapor pressure of B equal to 106.6 kPa? 5.

6. What is the normal boiling point of A? 6.

7. What is the normal boiling point of B? 7.

8. Molecules of one liquid experience dipole-dipole IMFs. Molecules of the other liquid experience H-

bond IMFs. Which liquid is “A”? Which liquid is “B”? 8.

9. At what temperature would A boil if atmospheric pressure were 93.3 kPa? 9.

10. What would the atmospheric pressure have to be in order for B to boil at
the temperature you gave as your answer to Question 9? 10.
 The following table shows the vapor pressure of a particular liquid at various temperatures. Graph
the data and answer the questions that follow.
Temp (oC) Pressure (kPa) Temp (oC) Pressure (kPa) Temp (oC) Pressure (kPa) Temp (oC) Pressure (kPa)
0 1 40 11 80 37 120 80
10 2 50 16 90 46 130 93
20 4 60 22 100 56 140 107
30 7 70 29 110 68 150 122

1. What is the normal boiling point of this liquid?

2. If the atmospheric pressure was 96 kPa, at what temperature would the liquid boil?
3. What is the atmospheric pressure if this liquid boils at 86oC?
4. Draw a 2nd vapor pressure curve, for a liquid whose molecules experience weaker IMFs than
those acting on molecules of the liquid whose data you plotted.
4. Is the ∆H vaporization of this liquid likely lower or higher than that of H2O? Explain.