noobmi Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Oct 31, 2009 #1 If the vapour pressure of a component is bigger than the system pressure, does it means it will fully in vapour phase and no liquid phase are formed??
If the vapour pressure of a component is bigger than the system pressure, does it means it will fully in vapour phase and no liquid phase are formed??
PhaseShifter Messages 279 Reaction score 1 Oct 31, 2009 #2 Yes, or if a liquid phase was already existing then it will begin to boil away.
edwinksl Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Nov 2, 2009 #3 the moment the partial pressure of a component is equal to its vapor pressure, any additional mass of that component formed must be in the vapor phase (and no longer in the liquid phase).
the moment the partial pressure of a component is equal to its vapor pressure, any additional mass of that component formed must be in the vapor phase (and no longer in the liquid phase).