At 20.0 °C, the vapor pressure of cyclohexane, a nonpolar hydrocarbon, is 66.9 torr and that of toluene, a hydrocarbon related to benzene, is 21.1 torr. What is the vapor pressure of a solution of the two at 20.0 °C when toluene is present at a mole fraction of 0.156? Ptotal =? torr
At 20.0 °C, the vapor pressure of cyclohexane, a nonpolar hydrocarbon, is 66.9 torr and that of toluene, a hydrocarbon related to benzene, is 21.1 torr. What is the vapor pressure of a solution of the two at 20.0 °C when toluene is present at a mole fraction of 0.156? Ptotal =? torr
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At 20.0 °C, the vapor pressure of cyclohexane, a nonpolar hydrocarbon, is 66.9 torr and that of toluene, a hydrocarbon related to benzene, is 21.1 torr. What is the vapor pressure of a solution of the two at 20.0 °C when toluene is present at a mole fraction of 0.156?
Ptotal =? torr
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