Equilibrium
We know that when the temperature increases, the vapour pressure of a liquid also increases and at the boiling point, vapour pressure becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure. A liquid with lower vapour pressure will require a higher temperature for it to attain its vapour pressure equal to the atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the liquid with the highest vapour pressure will have the lowest boiling point. Acetone has the lowest boiling point and water has the highest boiling point.
At 293K, water evaporates least in the sealed container before equilibrium is established.
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What kind of molecules in a liquid can evaporate?
Name the factors on which vapour pressure of any liquid depends.
Which measurable property becomes constant in water vapour equilibrium?
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