Explanation:
It is given that vapor pressure of pure water at 296 K is 2778.5 Pa.These vapors will result in the formation of an ideal gas.
Now, as water is covered with oil and contains only 1% molecules of water. Hence, the vapor pressure of this mixture will also be equal to the vapor pressure of pure water.
So, vapor pressure of mixture = 1% vapor pressure of pure water
Therefore, =
= 27.785 Pa
Thus, we can conclude that the equilibrium vapor pressure of water above the oil layer is 27.785 Pa.