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Starting with the fundamental equation of thermodynamics, and using the data below: H G S C p Water -285.8 kJmol-1 -237.1 kJmol-1 69.9 JK-1mol-1 75.3

Starting with the fundamental equation of thermodynamics, and using the data below:

H

G

S

Cp

Water

-285.8 kJmol-1

-237.1 kJmol-1

69.9 JK-1mol-1

75.3 JK-1mol-1

Water Vapour

-241.8 kJmol-1

-228.6 kJmol-1

188.3 JK-1mol-1

33.6 JK-1mol-1

  1. Derive an expression for the change in Gibbs energy of vaporisation with temperature for water assuming a constant pressure of 1 bar. Thus calculate the temperature at which vaporisation becomes thermodynamically favourable and comment on the accuracy of this calculation.

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  1. Derive an expression for the change in Gibbs energy of vaporisation with pressure for water assuming a constant temperature of 298.15 K. Thus calculate the pressure at which vaporisation becomes thermodynamically favourable.

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