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Offline prasannab13

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Vapour Pressure
« on: June 16, 2008, 09:48:08 AM »
Why vapour pressure of liquid is independent of surface area?

My thought is as surface area increases, more number of molecules escape into air resulting in increase of vapour pressur
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Re: Vapour Pressure
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 10:52:02 AM »
Look at the pressure definition.
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Re: Vapour Pressure
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2008, 12:53:07 PM »
Thanks Borek for the help.
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