Question

Estimate the boiling point of water in Leadville, Colorado, elevation 3170 m. To do this, use the barometric formula relating pressure and altitude: P = P(initial) x 10 ^ (-Mgh)/2.303RT (where P = pressure in atm ; P(inital) = 1 atm; g = acceleration due to gravity ; molar mass of air M = 0.02896 kg/ mol; R = 8.3145 J/mol *K ; and T is the Kelvin temperature). Assume the air temperature is 10.0 C and that Delta H{vap} = 41 kJ/mol of H2O.