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Che 411-Vapour Pressure and Boiling
Che 411-Vapour Pressure and Boiling
Che 411-Vapour Pressure and Boiling
ENGR. J. B. ADEOYE
Vapour Pressure & Boiling
= H
Where H is the Henry's constant
• If the vapour is also ideal, Dalton’s law holds
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Also = =
• The relative volatility of A with respect to B in the binary system is given by
• For ideal solutions, it is then possible to compute the entire vapour – liquid equilibrium from the vapour pressure of the pure
substances. For pressures too high to apply the ideal gas law, fugacities are used instead of pressures.