Raoult's Law Calculator
### Chemical Thermodynamics & Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) Formulated in 1887 by French chemist **François-Marie Raoult**, Raoult's Law describes the colligative behavior of ideal solutions where.
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Dissolving sugar in water at 25°C to reach a solvent mole fraction of 0.85: Yields P_sol = 0.85 * 23.8 = 20.23 mmHg (a 3.57 mmHg vapor lowering).
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Chemical Thermodynamics & Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE)
Formulated in 1887 by French chemist François-Marie Raoult, Raoult's Law describes the colligative behavior of ideal solutions where intermolecular forces between unlike molecules (A-B) are identical to those between like molecules (A-A and B-B).
Core Thermodynamic Equations
- Single Volatile Solvent with Non-Volatile Solute: P_solution = χ_solvent · P^_solvent
- Vapor Pressure Lowering: Δ P = P^ - P = χ_solute · P^
- Relative Lowering of Vapor Pressure: (Δ P) / (P^) = χ_solute = n_soluten_solute + n_solvent
- Binary Volatile Mixture (Dalton-Raoult Relation): P_total = P_A + P_B = (χ_A · P^_A) + (χ_B · P^_B)
- Vapor Phase Mole Fraction (Dalton's Law): y_A = (P_A) / (P_total) = (χ_A P^_A) / (χ_A P^_A + χ_B P^_B)
Deviations from Raoult's Law
- Positive Deviations (P_real > P_ideal): Weaker A-B adhesive attractions than pure A-A cohesive forces (e.g. ethanol and cyclohexane mixture), promoting higher volatility and minimum-boiling azeotropes.
- Negative Deviations (P_real < P_ideal): Stronger A-B hydrogen bonding or complexation than pure components (e.g. acetone and chloroform), reducing vapor pressure.
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your Solution System Type — choose from Non-Volatile Solute in Volatile Solvent (P_sol = χ_solvent · P°), Binary Volatile Liquid Mixture (P_total = χ_A · P°_A + χ_B · P°_B), Pure Solvent (A) Vapor Pressure [P°_A] (e.g. 23.8), Pressure Unit — choose from mmHg / Torr (e.g. 23.8 mmHg at 25°C), Kilopascals (kPa), Atmospheres (atm), Solvent (A) Liquid Mole Fraction [χ_A] (e.g. 0.85), and Pure Component B Vapor Pressure [P°_B (for Binary)] (e.g. 45.0). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.
The Formula
Raoult's Law for non-volatile solute: P_sol = chi_solvent * P0
Binary ideal volatile mixture: P_A = chi_A P0_A, P_B = chi_B P0_B
Worked Example
Dissolving sugar in water at 25°C to reach a solvent mole fraction of 0.85: Yields P_sol = 0.85 * 23.8 = 20.23 mmHg (a 3.57 mmHg vapor lowering).
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