Vapor Pressure Calculator
### Thermodynamics & NIST Antoine Equation Standards The **NIST Chemistry WebBook** tabulates empirical parameters for the **Antoine Equation**, which provides higher accuracy across liquid-vapor.
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At room temperature (25°C), water exerts an equilibrium vapor pressure of 23.69 mmHg (3.158 kPa), which increases to 760.0 mmHg (101.325 kPa) at 100.0°C to initiate boiling.
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Thermodynamics & NIST Antoine Equation Standards
The NIST Chemistry WebBook tabulates empirical parameters for the Antoine Equation, which provides higher accuracy across liquid-vapor saturation curves than the idealized Clausius-Clapeyron relation.
Primary Vapor Pressure Equations
- Antoine Equation (P in mmHg, T in ^):
_10(P) = A - (B) / (T + C) P = 10^A - (B) / (T + C)
- Kilopascals (SI Base): kPa = P_mmHg × 0.133322
- Standard Atmospheres: atm = P_mmHg760.0
- Clausius-Clapeyron Differential Relation:
((P_2) / (P_1)) = -Δ H_vapR ((1) / (T_2) - (1) / (T_1))
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your Chemical Liquid Substance — choose from Water (H₂O — Normal Boiling Point 100.0°C), Ethanol (C₂H₅OH — Normal Boiling Point 78.4°C), Acetone (C₃H₆O — Normal Boiling Point 56.1°C), Temperature (e.g. 25.0), and Temperature Unit — choose from Degrees Celsius (°C), Degrees Fahrenheit (°F), Kelvin (K). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.
The Formula
NIST Antoine Coefficients: log10(P_mmHg) = A - (B / (T_C + C))
Worked Example
At room temperature (25°C), water exerts an equilibrium vapor pressure of 23.69 mmHg (3.158 kPa), which increases to 760.0 mmHg (101.325 kPa) at 100.0°C to initiate boiling.
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