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Offline BarcaBoy10

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Calculating the boiling point from enthalpy and entropy?
« on: June 08, 2011, 04:43:21 AM »
I was wondering how to go about solving this particular question:

For mercury the enthalpy of vaporization is 58.51 kJ/mol and the entropy of vaporization is 92.92 J K^-1 mol^-1.

What is the normal boiling point of mercury?
Is the free energy  for vaporization positive or negative below the boiling point?

I have no clue how to even start this one. Something to do with  :delta:(G) =  :delta:(H) - T :delta:(S) maybe?

Offline Jorriss

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Re: Calculating the boiling point from enthalpy and entropy?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 01:07:57 AM »
The important thing is, what is the free energy AT the normal boiling point?

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