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Different Liquids
Introduction
When a liquid is placed in an open vessel. It slowly escapes into gaseous phase
eventually leaving the vessel empty. This phenomenon is known as vaporization or
evaporation. Evaporation of liquids can be explained in the terms of kinetic
molecular model although there are strong molecular attractive forces which hold
molecules together. The molecules having sufficient kinetic energy can escape into
gaseous phase. If such molecules happen to come near the surface in a sample of
liquid all the molecules do not have same kinetic energy. There is a small fraction
of molecules which have enough kinetic energy to overcome the attractive forces
and escapes into gaseous phase.
Evaporation causes cooling. This is due to the reason that the molecules which
undergo evaporation have high kinetic energy therefore the kinetic energy of the
molecules which are left behind is less.
Since the remaining molecules which are left have lower average kinetic energy.
Therefore temperature is kept constant the remaining liquid will have same
distribution of the molecular kinetic energy and high molecular energy will kept
one escaping from liquid into gaseous phase of the liquid is taken in an open vessel
evaporation will continue until whole of the liquid evaporates.
Factors affecting the rate of evaporation
(1) Nature of Liquids : The magnitude of inter-molecular forces of attraction in
liquid determine the speed of evaporation. Weaker the inter-molecular forces of
attraction larger is the extent of evaporation. In diethyl ether rate of evaporation is
greater than that of ethyl alcohol.
(2)Temperature:Therateofevaporationofliquidsvariesdirectlywith
temperature.Withtheincreaseinthetemperature,fractionofmoleculeshaving
sufficientkineticenergytoescapeoutfromthesurfacealsoincreases.Thuswith
theincreaseintemperaturerateofevaporationalsoincreases.
(3)SurfaceArea:Moleculesthatescapethesurfaceoftheliquidsconstitutethe
evaporation.Thereforelargersurfaceareacontributesacceleratingevaporation.
Experiment no. 1
Aim : To compare the rates of evaporation of acetone, benzene and chloroform.
Requirement:ThreesamesizePetridishesofdiameter10cm.,10ml.pipettes,
stopwatch,acetonebenzeneandchloroform.
Procedure :
1.CleananddryallPetridishesandidentifythemasA,BandC.
2.Pipetteoutof10ml.acetoneinPetridish"A"withstoppersimilarlypipetteout
of10ml.ofbenzeneandchloroformineachofPetri"B"and"C".
3.RemovethecoverplatesfromallPetridishesandstartthestopwatch.
4.LetthePetridishesremainexposedfor10minute.Nowcovereachofthepetri
dishandnotethevolumeofremainingmaterialinthem.
Observation:
Time:10min.=600Sec.
Volume
Petri dishes Liquid Taken Vol. Evap.
remaining (V2) Rate (V/T) ml./s
Marked (V1) ml. V=V1V2
ml.
A 10 2 8 8/600=0.0133
B 10 3 7 7/600=0.0116
C 10 4 6 6/600=0.010
Results :
Conclusion :
Experiment no. 2
Aim : To study the effect of surface area on the rate of evaporation of diethylether.
Requirement : Three Petri dishes of diameter 2.5 cm., 5 cm., 7.5 cm. with cover,
10 ml. of pipette and stop watch.
Procedure :
1. Clean and dry all Petri dishes and mark them as A, B and C.
2. Pipette out of 10 ml. diethylether in each of the Petri dishes A, B and C and
cover them immediately.
3. Uncover all three Petri dishes and start the stop watch.
4. Note the remaining volume after 10 min. vaporization of diethyl ether from each
Petri dish.
Observation :
Time : 10 min. = 600 Sec.
A 2.5 10 4 6
B 5.0 10 2 8
C 7.5 10 0 10
Results : The order of evaporation of acetone in three petri dishes as 7.5 > 5.0 >
2.5 cm.
Experiment no. 3
Aim : To study the effect of temperature on the rate of evaporation of acetone.
Requirement:TwoPetridishesof5cm.diametereachstopwatch,10ml.pipette,
thermometer,thermostat.
Procedure :
1. Wash and Clean, dry the Petri dishes and mark them as A, B.
2. Pipette out of 10 ml. of acetone to each of Petri dishes A and B and cover them.
3. Put one Petri dish at room temperature and to the other heat for same time.
Observation :
A 10 30 10 10
B 20 40 10 10
Results:TheorderofevaporationofacetoneintwoPetridishesasgiven
RoomTemperature<Heating.
Conclusion:Observationclearlyshowsthattheevaporationincreaseswith
temperature.
Experiment no. 4
Aim : To study the effect of air current on the rate of evaporation of acetone.
Requirement:TwoPetridishesacetone.
Procedure :
1. Clean and dry the Petri dishes and mark them as A and B.
2. Keep one dish where no air current and other under a fast air current.
Observation :
Initial Volume 10 ml. of Acetone.
A With fan 40 10
B without fan 50 10
Results:TheorderofevaporationofacetoneintwoPetridishesasgiven
Withfan>WithoutFan..
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