The following data show the vapor pressure of liquid propane as a function of temperature. (a) Plot

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The following data show the vapor pressure of liquid propane as a function of temperature.

(a) Plot a vapor pressure curve for propane and use it to estimate the normal boiling point. 

(b) Use your curve to estimate the pressure (in atm) in the propane tank supplying fuel for a gas barbecue grill on a hot summer day when the temperature is 958F.

(c) What implications might your answer to part (b) have for an engineer designing propane storage tanks?

IT (C) P (torr) -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 22.4 100.6 328.8 856.9 1888.6 3665.6 6445.9

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Chemistry For Engineering Students

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