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At SATP, Ethanol (C2H6O) is a liquid that has a density of 0.789 g/cm3 and a Gibbs energy of formation Gf =-174.78 kJ.mol-1 Use this information to calculate the chemical potential of ethanol at 298 K and 10.0 bar pressure assuming that the liquid volume is pressure-independent.
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Ethanol dencity = 0.789 g/cm3
Ethanol molecular weight = 46
d = m/v, v = m/d , v = 46/0.789
v = 58.30 mL
T= 298 K, P= 10 bar, 1 bar = 0.986 atm
10 bar = 9.86 atm
PV = nRT
n = PV / RT , R = 0.0821 L atm K-1 mol-1
n = 9.86 x 58.30 / 0.0821 x 298
n = 574.838 / 24.465
n = 23.496 moles
Gibbs energy of formation Gf =-174.78 kJ.mol-1
G = -nFE F =
96500 Coulombs (Faraday constant)
-174.78 = -23.496 x 96500 x E
-174.78 = -2267364 x E
E = 0.00007708 Volts
E = 7.708 x 10-5 Volts.