A Mixture of Chloroform and Acetone Has a Vapour Pressure

question 76

Multiple Choice

A mixture of chloroform and acetone has a vapour pressure of 311 Torr. Calculate the mole fraction of acetone in the mixture. The vapour pressures of chloroform and acetone are 295 Torr and 332 Torr, respectively. Assume ideal behaviour.

• A) 0.432
• B) 0.730
• C) 0.270
• D) 0.619
• E) 0.568

---

Definitions:

Heart Disease

A broad term that encompasses various conditions affecting the heart's structure and function, leading to significant health challenges and mortality risks.

Diabetes

A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood (high blood glucose), the most common being type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Polymorphisms

The occurrence of two or more clearly different forms, or alleles, within the population of a species.

Polytypic

Describing the expression of genetic variants in different frequencies in different populations of a species.