Heating a sealed glass bottle of liquid from 20'C to 90'C

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the pressure changes in a sealed glass bottle containing an aqueous solution when heated from 20°C to 90°C. Participants explore the implications of gas laws, thermal expansion, and vapor pressure in this context.

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  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant applies Boyle's law to estimate the pressure increase in the gas phase of the sealed bottle, suggesting a pressure of approximately 1.23 atm after heating.
  • The same participant considers the thermal expansion of the aqueous solution, calculating a minimal increase in volume (about 0.07 ml) and questioning its impact on pressure.
  • Another participant corrects the first by stating that the vapor pressure of water at 90°C is approximately 525 mm Hg, indicating that there is indeed an increase in vapor pressure below 100°C.
  • A later reply acknowledges a misunderstanding regarding the interpretation of vapor pressure as absolute rather than gauge pressure.
  • One participant suggests using the Antoni equation without further elaboration.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is some agreement on the calculations related to gas laws, but disagreement exists regarding the interpretation of vapor pressure data, with one participant asserting that the initial understanding was incorrect.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not fully resolved the implications of vapor pressure on the overall pressure in the sealed container, and there are assumptions regarding the behavior of the aqueous solution and gas laws that remain unexamined.

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This discussion may be useful for those interested in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and the behavior of gases and liquids under varying temperature conditions, particularly in laboratory settings.

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Hi
I have people heating liquids in sealed glass Schott bottles in our lab if they cannot find any metal containers in our lab. These are 1 liter bottles they are approximately filling to 500ml with very aqueous solutions.
The bottles have not actually broken one, but Schott advises not to apply pressure to glass bottles.
What is the actual pressure inside the sealed glass bottle once it is heated to 90'C from 20'C?

Are there three things to consider?

1/ The Boyle gas law where PV/T = PV/T
So approx P of gas after heating is = ( 1atm * 363K ) / 293K = 1.23atm.
(I am assuming that in a closed glass container that the volume of the gas would not change significantly)

2/ The aqueous solution would expand by the thermal expansion of water. 500ml. Water thermal expansion coefficient of 206x10*-6 / 'C. From 20'C to 90'C. So the expansion is only about 0.07ml. So maybe not such a big influence on the pressure.

3/ Vapour pressure graphs for water show no increase in Vapour pressure until 100'C. I would have thought there would be some increase in pressure with evaporation of water below 100'C in a closed container?

So does that mean that the pressure has increased to approx 1.23atm within the sealed glass container with 500ml of aqueous solution heated from 20'C to 90'C?

Thanks
 
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The vapor pressure of water is ~525 mm Hg at 90°C so I don't know what graphs you used but they were wrong. But other than that your calculations are correct.
 
That is great. Thanks! I was reading the vapour pressure as Absolute not gauge, so that was my bad...
 
Use antoni eq
 

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