Chapter 14, Problem 14C.1AE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The vapour pressure of bulk water has to be stated.

Concept introduction:

Liquids are formed due to particles being apart from a few diameters.  These molecules interact to form the liquid phase.  The thermodynamic properties of liquids depends on the molecular interactions between the constituent particles as liquids have properties intermediate to solids and gases.  Kelvin equation is used to calculate the vapour pressure of spherical droplet.  The Kelvin equation is given by the formula as shown below.

  $p=p^{*}{\text{e}}^{\frac{2\gamma V_{\text{m}}\left(1\right)}{rRT}}$