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How does the mass percent of vapor translate to that of liquid?
« on: February 02, 2009, 09:37:09 PM »
The vapor above a mixture of pentane and hexane at room temperature contains 35.5% pentane by mass. What is the mass percent composition of the solution? Pure pentane and hexane have vapor pressures of 425 torr and 151 torr, respectively, at room temperature.

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Re: How does the mass percent of vapor translate to that of liquid?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 02:55:33 AM »
What laws and formulas that can be relevant to the problem do you know?
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