Constant C in Vapor Pressure Equation

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The discussion centers on the vapor pressure equation P=C^(-ΔH/RT) and seeks clarification on the units for the constant C. It is noted that C may not have specific units since it is a constant, but understanding its magnitude is of interest. The complete expression for vapor pressure is provided, detailing the relationship between pressure (P), standard pressure (P0), entropy change (ΔS), and enthalpy change (ΔH). The user is looking for a table of values for common liquids like water, ethanol, methanol, and diethyl ether to compare the magnitudes of C and understand their differences. However, they have not found a suitable resource for these values and are requesting links to relevant tables.
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I'm working on vapor pressure for my general chemistry class, and I recently came across the curve P=C^(-\DeltaH/RT). I was wondering what the units are for C (or are there no units because it is a constant?) and where I could find a table of values for common liquids (water, ethanol, methanol, diethyl ether, etc.). I know that I can cancel out C when actually doing problems, but I was curious to see the magnitudes of the values and how much they differ from each other. I haven't been able to find a table of values so far, so if anyone has a link I'd appreciate it.
 
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The complete expression is

P=P_0\exp\left(\frac{\Delta S}{R}-\frac{\Delta H}{RT}\right)=P_0\exp\left(\frac{\Delta S}{R}\right)\exp\left(\frac{-\Delta H}{RT}\right)

where P_0 is the unit pressure (e.g., 1 Pa, 1 bar, 1 atm, etc.) and \Delta S is the entropy increase when the condensed phase evaporates. This equation is derived by setting equal the chemical potentials of the condensed and vapor phases.
 
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