At what pressure is liquid n-hexane in equilibrium with its vapour at 450K?
the pressure we have to find is the vapor pressure at 450K.
Vapor Pressure of a liquid is defined as the equilibrium pressure exerted by vapor with the liquid at the given temperature.
Here we have n-hexane at 450K.
This can be estimated with the use of Antoine equation.
Psat is in torr or mmHg
T is in oC = 450-273.15=176.85oC
Antoine constants for n-hexane for given temperature.
A=7.01051
B=1246.33
C=232.988
Solving gives,
760mmHg = 1 atm = 101325 Pa
Thus our answer is 1242.75 kPa.
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