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A swimmer coming out from a pool is covered with a film of water weighing about 18 g. How much heat must be supplied to evaporate this water at 298 K? Calculate the internal energy of vaporization at 100°C.∆vapHΘ for water at 373 K = 40.66 kJ mol-1

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Given that

18gH2O(l) \(\overset{vaporisation}{\rightarrow}\) 18gH2O (g)

No. of moles in 18 g H2O(l) =\(\frac{18g}{18g\,mol^{-1}}\)

vapUΘ = ∆vapHΘ − p∆V

= ∆vapHΘ − ∆ngRT

(Assuming steam behaves as an ideal gas)

= 40.66 kJ mol−1 − 1 × 8.314 JK−1 mol−1 × 373K × 103 kJ J−1

= 40.66 kJ mol−1 − 3.10 kJ mol−1

= 37.56 kJ mol−1



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