2.4 - Vapour Liquid Equilibrium (VLE)
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What is aqueous solubility?
💡 Hint: Think about a scenario where a solid is added to water.
Define vapour pressure in your own words.
💡 Hint: Consider pressure in a closed container.
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What does aqueous solubility refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about when no more solute can dissolve.
True or False: Vapour pressure increases with temperature.
💡 Hint: Consider the boiling point of water.
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An organic compound has a Henry's Law constant of 0.1 in a diluted solution. Calculate how much of it would be present in the vapour phase when its concentration in the aqueous phase is 10 mg/L.
💡 Hint: Remember the formula used in Henry's Law.
Explain how changing both temperature and pressure could affect the Vapour Liquid Equilibrium of a liquid compound.
💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of both temperature's and pressure's effects on VLE.
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