Hexane (bp = 69°C) is placed in a closed container Liquid 1211 temperature. At first, the pressure of the vapor phase oom increases, but after a short time, it stops changing. Why?
1 Answer
Sep 5, 2017
Once chemical equilibrium has been established, the rate of vaporization equals the rate of condensation, so the amount of hexane vapor (and thus its pressure) will remain constant.
