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The organic compound di‑n‑butyl phthalate, C 16 H 22 O 4 ( l ) , C16H22O4(l), is sometimes used as a low‑density ( 1.046 g ⋅ mL − 1 ) (1.046 g⋅mL−1) manometer fluid. Compute the pressure in torr of a gas that supports a 459 mm 459 mm column of di‑n‑butyl phthalate. The density of mercury is 13.53 g ⋅ mL − 1

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Answer:

36.63 Torr

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to use two expressions, one for pressure and the other with the relation of density and height of the column.

For the pressure:

P = h * d * g (1)

h is height.

d density

g gravity

The second expression put a relation between the densities and height of the column so:

d1/d2 = h1/h2 (2)

let 1 be the phthalate, and 2 the mercury.

Let's calculate first the relation of density:

d1/d2 = 13.53 / 1.046 = 12.93

Now with the first expression, we can calculate the pressure so:

P = hdg

We have two compounds so,

h1d1g = h2d2g ---> gravity cancels out

From here, we can solve for h2:

h2 = h1*(d1/d2)

replacing:

h2 = 459 / 12.53

h2 = 36.63 mm

1 mmHg is 1 torr, therefore the pressure of the gas in Torr would be 36.63 Torr

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