Mount Everest Rises to a Height of 8

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mount Everest rises to a height of 8.850 × 10³ m above sea level.At this height,the atmospheric pressure is 231 mm Hg.At what temperature (in °C) will water boil at the summit of Mount Everest? The vapor pressure of water at 373 K is 760.0 mm Hg.(Δ_vapH° for H₂O = 40.7 kJ/mol and R = 8.314 J/K ⋅ mol)

• A) 4.07 °C
• B) 69.0 °C
• C) 72 °C
• D) 87 °C
• E) 364 °C

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