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Vapour pressure depends on:

Correct answer: D. All

  • A. Temperature
  • B. Nature of liquid
  • C. Intermolecular forces
  • D. All

Explanation

Factors Of Vapor Pressure: Vapour pressure depends on : * Temperature * Nature of liquid * Intermolecular forces Temperature: * Higher temperature means more kinetic energy * More kinetic energy means more molecules have enough energy to escape liquid state * More molecules in vapour state means higher vapour pressure Nature of liquid: * Polar liquids have stronger intermolecular forces * Stronger intermolecular forces make it harder for molecules to escape liquid state * Lower vapour pressure Intermolecular forces: Stronger intermolecular forces make it harder for molecules to escape liquid state and thus lower vapour pressure * Dipole-dipole forces * Hydrogen bonding * London dispersion forces

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