(a) Two pans of water are on different burners of a stove. One pan of water is boiling vigorously, while the other is boiling gently. What can be said about the temperature of the water in the two pans? (b) A large container of water and a small one are at the same temperature. What can be said about the relative vapor pressures of the water in the two containers?

For (a) the temperature is the same in both pans and for (b) vapor pressure doesn't depend on volume or surface area of liquid. As long as the containers are at same temperature, vapor pressure of the water in both the containers will be same.

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shrutiagrawal1798 shrutiagrawal1798 · Answer 2 · 2022-01-14T13:08:48+01:00

(a) The temperature of two pans at the stove has been equal.

(b) The relative vapor pressure of water in two containers has been equal.

Temperature has been defined as the amount of heat gained or lost by the system. The vapor pressure has been the pressure exerted by the molecules at a specified temperature.

Temperature and Vapor pressure

(a) The boiling has been defined as the energy of the substance gained by the molecules. The temperature has been the measure of the hotness of the sample, but not energy.

The temperature for boiling has been given as constant irrespective of energy. Thus, the temperature of two pans at the stove has been equal.

(b) The vapor pressure has been the pressure exerted by the molecules at constant temperature. The temperature of the molecules in the container has been equal.

Thus, the relative vapor pressure of water in two containers has been equal.

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