A certain vessel X has water and nitrogen gas at a total pressure of 2 atm. and 300 K. All the contents of the vessel are transferred to another vessel Y having half the capacity of the vessel X. The pressiure of N2 in this vessel was 3.8 atm. at 300 K. The vessel Y is heated to 320 K and the total pressure observed was 4.32 atm. Calculate the enthalpy of vapourisation of water assuming it to be independent of temperature. Also assume the volume occupied by the gases in a vessel is equal to the volume of the vessel.
Pressure of nitrogen in Y = 3.8 atm.
Pressure of nitrogen in X = 1.9 atm.
Pressure of H2O(g) in X at 300 K = 2-1.9 = 0.1 atm
Pressure of N2 at 320 K : = 4.05 atm.
Total pressure at 320 K : 4.32 atm.
Pressure of water vapour at 320 K = 4.32-4.05 = 0.27 atm.