Find the partial pressure in a solution containing ethanol and 1-propanol with a total vapor pressure of "56.3 torr"? The pure vapor pressures are "100.0 torr" and "37.6 torr", respectively, and the solution has a mol fraction of 0.300 of ethanol.
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Consider Raoult's law compared with Dalton's law of partial pressures:
P_i = overbrace(chi_(i(l))P_i^"*")^"Raoult's Law" = underbrace(chi_(i(v))P_"tot")_"Dalton's Law" ,where:
P_i is the partial vapor pressure of componenti , i.e. in a mixture.P_i^"*" is the pure vapor pressure of componenti , i.e. by itself.chi_(i(l))= n_i/(sum_k^N n_k) is the mol fraction of componenti in the liquid phase.chi_(i(v)) is the mol fraction in the vapor phase.P_"tot" is the total pressure.
As these are assumed to produce ideal-gas vapors, and to form ideal solutions, designate ethanol as
Since you have not designated whether the mol fraction is in the liquid phase or the vapor phase, I will straight up assume that it is the liquid phase... you will have to verify whether it is the vapor phase or not...
Note that mol fractions for all components in a mixture must add up to
chi_(1(l)) + chi_(2(l)) = 1 ,
chi_(1(v)) + chi_(2(v)) = 1 ,
chi_(1(l)) ne chi_(1(v)) ,
chi_(2(l)) ne chi_(2(v)) ,
for a binary mixture. Thus...
color(blue)(P_1) = overbrace(underbrace(0.300)_(chi_(1(l))) cdot "100 torr")^"Ethanol" = color(blue)(ul"30.0 torr")
color(blue)(P_2) = overbrace(underbrace((1 - 0.300))_(chi_(2(l))) cdot "37.6 torr")^"1-propanol" = color(blue)(ul"26.3 torr")
What is the total pressure when they are mixed together? Well...
P_"tot" = P_1 + P_2 = ul"56.3 torr"
"30.0 torr" = chi_(1(v))P_"tot" " "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "bb((1))
"26.3 torr" = chi_(2(v))P_"tot" = (1 - chi_(1(v)))P_"tot" " "bb((2))
What then is the mol fraction of ethanol
