Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 11 - Gases - Exercises - Questions - Page 400: 21

Answer

The definition of vapor pressure is simply the pressure the vapor exerts when the vapor is in equilibrium with the solid form, the liquid form or both, of the same substance. This means when the substance can exist in both or in all three phases.

Work Step by Step

Vapor pressure increases with temperature due to a proportional relationship, and vapor pressure measures the tendency of a substance to become a vapor.
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