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A mixture of two liquids A and B have vapour pressures 3.4 × 104 Nm-2 and 5.2 × 10 Nm-2. If the mole fractions of A is 0.85, find the vapour pressure of the solution.

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Given : 

Vapour pressure of pure liquid A 

\(P_A^0\) = 3.4 × 104 Nm-2 

Vapour pressure of pure liquid B
\(P_B^0\) = 5.2 × 104 Nm-2 

Mole fraction of A = xA = 0.85 

Mole fraction of B = xB = 1 – xA 

= 1 – 0.85 

= 0.15 

The vapour solution is given by,

Psoln = XA\(P_A^0\) + XB\(P_B^0\)

= 0.85 × 3.4 × 10 + 0.15 × 5.2 × 104 

= 2.89 × 10 + 0.78 × 104 

= (2.89 + 0.78) × 104 

Psoln = 3.67 × 104 Nm-2

Vapour pressure of a solution = 3.67 × 104 Nm-2



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