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Chemical Engineering · Q154

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 154

Q154

Boiling of liquid is accompanied with increase in the

A.
Vapor pressure
Answer
B.
Specific Gibbs free energy
C.
Specific entropy
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Boiling of a liquid is obviously accompanied by vapor pressure of the liquid at that temperature. Since boiling will occur when the liquid exhibited vapor pressure is equal to the external pressure imposed on that liquid.