Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 11 - Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids - Questions & Problems - Page 513: 11.100

Answer

The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the external pressure. The external pressure is 1 atm or 760 mmHg. The vapor pressure of mercury at its normal boiling point is 760 mmHg.

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The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the external pressure. The external pressure is 1 atm or 760 mmHg. The vapor pressure of mercury at its normal boiling point is 760 mmHg.
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