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Chapter 3, Problem 4P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A dish of liquid water is placed on a table in a room. After a while, all of the water evaporates. Taking the water and the air in the room to be a closed system, can the system be regarded as a pure substance during the process? After the process is completed? Discuss.
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QUESTION:
A dish of liquid water is placed on a table in a room. After a while, all of the water evaporates. Taking the water and the air in the room to be a closed system, can the system be regarded as a pure substance during the process? After the process is completed? Discuss.
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Step 1
In this problem, we have to show that the system be regarded as a pure substance during the process.