16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. A
21. B
22. A
23. D
24. C
25. D
26. A
27. B
You did not provide possible answers, but one possible might be that the current atomic theory is so sound and plausible that there should not be anything that could change it in the near future.
The solution is as follows:
K = [Partial pressure of isoborneol]/[Partial pressure of borneol] = 0.106
The molar mass of isoborneol/borneol is 154.25 g/mol
Mol isoborneol = 15 g/154.25 = 0.0972 mol
Mol borneol = 7.5 g/154.25 = 0.0486 mol
Use the ICE approach
borneol → isoborneol
I 0.0972 0.0486
C -x +x
E 0.0972 - x 0.0486 + x
Total moles = 0.1458
Using Raoult's Law,
Partial Pressure = Mole fraction*Total Pressure
[Partial pressure of isoborneol] = [(0.0972-x)/0.1458]*P
[Partial pressure of borneol] = [(0.0486+x/0.1458)]*P
0.106 = [(0.0972-x)/0.1458]*P/ [(0.0486+x/0.1458)]*P
Solving for x,
x = 0.0832
Thus,
<em>Mol fraction of borneol = (0.0486+0.0832)/0.1458 = 0.904</em>
<em>Mol fraction of isoborneol = (0.0972-0.0832)/0.1458 = 0.096</em>
