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How many joules of energy are required to vaporize 13.1 kg of lead at its normal boiling point?

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Answer: 1123000 Joules of energy are required to vaporize 13.1 kg of lead at its normal boiling point

Step-by-step explanation:

Latent heat of vaporization is the amount of heat required to convert 1 mole of liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure.

Amount of heat required to vaporize 1 mole of lead = 177.7 kJ

Molar mass of lead = 207.2 g

Mass of lead given = 1.31 kg = 1310 g (1kg=1000g)

Heat required to vaporize 207.2 of lead = 177.7 kJ

Thus Heat required to vaporize 1310 g of lead =
(177.7)/(207.2)* 1310=1123kJ=1123000J

Thus 1123000 Joules of energy are required to vaporize 13.1 kg of lead at its normal boiling point

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