Heat of Transformation Question

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The discussion centers on the relationship between heat of vaporization and pressure for substances like water. It highlights that the heat of vaporization does indeed vary with pressure and is uniquely dependent on temperature. The equilibrium vapor pressure is a critical factor, as it is a function of temperature, influencing the heat of vaporization. Additionally, when water transitions directly from solid to gas—bypassing the liquid phase—the heat of vaporization remains consistent with other phase changes, as described by the Clapeyron equation, which connects vapor pressure, temperature, heat of vaporization, and the specific volumes of the phases in equilibrium.
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Given a substance, for example water, does the heat of vapourization vary with pressure or any other variables?

Also, at a specific pressure, water (like all other substances, but at its own respective pressure) changes phases from solid to gas without any intermediate phase. Would the heat of vapourization be the same here as in any other case? (The second question is essentially an extension of the first.)
 
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MathewsMD said:
Given a substance, for example water, does the heat of vapourization vary with pressure or any other variables?
The equilibrium vapor pressure is a unique function of temperature, as is the heat of vaporization.
Also, at a specific pressure, water (like all other substances, but at its own respective pressure) changes phases from solid to gas without any intermediate phase. Would the heat of vapourization be the same here as in any other case? (The second question is essentially an extension of the first.)
When ice evaporates, the equilibrium vapor pressure is a function of temperature, as is the heat of vaporization.

The Clapeyron equation describes how the vapor pressure, the temperature, the heat of vaporization, and the specific volumes of the two phases in equilibrium are related.
 
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