While ethanol  CH3CH2OH  is produced naturally by fermentation, e.g. in beer- and wine-making, industrially it is synthesized by reacting ethylene  CH2CH2  with water vapor at elevated temperatures.   A chemical engineer studying this reaction fills a  200.mL  flask with  1.2atm  of ethylene gas and  1.3atm  of water vapor. When the mixture has come to equilibrium she determines that it contains  0.25atm  of ethylene gas and  0.35atm  of water vapor.   The engineer then adds another  0.30atm  of ethylene, and allows the mixture to come to equilibrium again. Calculate the pressure of ethanol after equilibrium is reached the second time. Round your answer to  2  significant digits.

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While ethanol 

CH3CH2OH

 is produced naturally by fermentation, e.g. in beer- and wine-making, industrially it is synthesized by reacting ethylene 

CH2CH2

 with water vapor at elevated temperatures.

 

A chemical engineer studying this reaction fills a 

200.mL

 flask with 

1.2atm

 of ethylene gas and 

1.3atm

 of water vapor. When the mixture has come to equilibrium she determines that it contains 

0.25atm

 of ethylene gas and 

0.35atm

 of water vapor.

 

The engineer then adds another 

0.30atm

 of ethylene, and allows the mixture to come to equilibrium again. Calculate the pressure of ethanol after equilibrium is reached the second time. Round your answer to 

2

 significant digits.

 

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