The compound 2-hydroxybiphenyl (o-phenylphenol) boils at 286 °C under 101.325 kPa and at 145 °C under a reduced pressure of

14 Torr. Calculate the value of the molar enthalpy of vaporization. Compare this value to that given in the CRC Handbook.​

Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]\Delta H_{vap}[/tex] = 55.1 kJ/mol

Explanation: Molar Enthalpy of Vaporization([tex]\Delta H_{vap}[/tex] ) is the energy needed to change 1 mol of a substance from liquid to gas at constant temperature and pressure.

For the 2-hydroxybiphenyl, there two temperatures and 2 pressures. In this case, use Clausius-Clapeyron equation:

[tex]ln\frac{P_{2}}{P_{1}}=\frac{\Delta H_{vap}}{R} (\frac{1}{T_{1}}-\frac{1}{T_{2}} )[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H_{vap}[/tex] is in J/mol:

1) Temperature in K

[tex]T_{1}=[/tex] 286  +273 = 559K

[tex]T_{2}[/tex] = 145 + 273 = 418K

2) Both pressure in Pa

[tex]P_{1}[/tex] = 101325Pa

[tex]P_{2}[/tex] = 14*133 = 1862Pa

Since molar enthalpy is in Joules, gas constant R is 8.3145J/mol.K

Replacing into the equation:

[tex]ln\frac{1862}{101325}}=\frac{\Delta H_{vap}}{8.3145} (\frac{1}{559}-\frac{1}{418} )[/tex]

[tex]ln(0.0184)=\frac{\Delta H_{vap}}{8.3145} (\frac{141}{233662} )[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H_{vap}=\frac{-3.9954*1942782.7}{-141}[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H_{vap}=55051.02[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H_{vap}=55051.02[/tex]

[tex]\Delta H_{vap}=55.1[/tex] kJ/mol

Using those values, molar enthalpy is 55.1 kJ/mol

Comparing to the CRC Handbook, which is [tex]\Delta H_{vap}=71[/tex] kJ/mol:

[tex]\frac{55.1}{71}[/tex] = 0.78

The calculated value is 0.78 times less than the CRC Handbook.