Naphthalene, C10H8, melts at 80.2 °C. If the vapor pressure of the liquid is 1.3 kPa at 85.8 °C and 5.3 kPa at 119.3 °C, use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to calculate (i) the enthalpy of vaporization, (ii) the normal boiling point, and (iii) the entropy of vaporization at the boiling point.

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Naphthalene, C10H8, melts at 80.2 °C. If the vapor pressure of the liquid is 1.3 kPa at 85.8 °C and 5.3 kPa at 119.3 °C, use the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to calculate (i) the enthalpy of vaporization, (ii) the normal boiling point, and (iii) the entropy of vaporization at the boiling point.

 

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