In the Diagram Below, One Beaker Contains Pure Water and the Other

question 107

Multiple Choice

In the diagram below, one beaker contains pure water and the other contains an equal volume of seawater. Seawater has various salts dissolved in it. The beakers are sitting in a totally enclosed chamber, and the outside temperature and pressure are held constant. Identify the statements below about this situation that are not correct.
I. Water will be transferred from the pure water beaker to the seawater beaker.
II. Water will be transferred from the seawater beaker to the pure water beaker.
III. The vapor pressure of the pure water is higher than the vapor pressure of the seawater.
IV. Pure water evaporates at a faster rate than seawater.
V. Water in the gas phase condenses into both beakers at the same rate.

• A) II only
• B) II and V
• C) II, IV, and V
• D) II, III, and IV
• E) I, III, and IV

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