The Vapor Pressure of Liquid Binary Solutions: An Experiment for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Luis H. Blanco , Carmen M. Romero and Ricardo Munar
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Columbia, Bogota, Columbia
J. Chem. Educ., 1995, 72 (12), p 1144
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1144
Publication Date: December 1995

Abstract

An experiment that measures the total vapor pressure of binary liquid solutions is described. It is used to illustrate ideality and deviations from it. The experimental setup is easy to assemble and to operate, yet it provides good results when used by undergraduates.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Aqueous Solution Chemistry

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