Find the Temperature at Which Water Boils on a Day $\circ$

question 136

Multiple Choice

Find the temperature at which water boils on a day in the mountains when the barometric pressure is 593 mmHg. (Given: the heat of vaporization of water is 40.79 kJ/mol)

• A) 41.5^\(\circ\)C
• B) 68.1^\(\circ\)C
• C) 93.1^\(\circ\)C
• D) 97.0^\(\circ\)C
• E) 117^\(\circ\)C

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