Chemistry
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![Below is a plot of the vapor pressure of various anesthetics vs their temperature, which you will need for the
following questions.
1600
1400
1200
1000
Isoflurane
800
600
400
Enflurane
200
Sevoflurane
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
45
Temperature (°C)
50 55 60 65
a- In your own words, what is vapor pressure and what does it tell you about a substance?
b- Medical vaporizers are often kept at constant temperature, close to 22 °C and 1 atm (760 mm Hg).
What is the stable phase of the anesthetics shown in the plot under these conditions?
C- Which of the substances represented in the plot will be a gas at body temperature (37 °C) and 1
atm?
d-
Which of these anesthetics requires the largest input of energy to evaporate? Justify your answer.
6
Vapor pressure (mm Hg)
Desflurane](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F45b07586-00f1-4659-934e-5c06e8455fa3%2F1ea673b7-4674-47cd-9d9e-d5c05c9ea1d9%2Froz9l8d_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Below is a plot of the vapor pressure of various anesthetics vs their temperature, which you will need for the
following questions.
1600
1400
1200
1000
Isoflurane
800
600
400
Enflurane
200
Sevoflurane
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
45
Temperature (°C)
50 55 60 65
a- In your own words, what is vapor pressure and what does it tell you about a substance?
b- Medical vaporizers are often kept at constant temperature, close to 22 °C and 1 atm (760 mm Hg).
What is the stable phase of the anesthetics shown in the plot under these conditions?
C- Which of the substances represented in the plot will be a gas at body temperature (37 °C) and 1
atm?
d-
Which of these anesthetics requires the largest input of energy to evaporate? Justify your answer.
6
Vapor pressure (mm Hg)
Desflurane
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