Re: vapor pressure

Marvin wrote:
>
> John Doe III wrote:
> > I don't quite understand my book's explanation for the following question.
> >
> > Which one is NOT true regarding vapor pressure
> >
> > A. Solids have a vapor pressure (this is obviously true)
>
> You are right, but Uncle Al confused matters by talking about how slowly some solids
> vaporize at room temperature.

[snip]

What is the vapor pressure of diamond at 298 K temp? If it less than
one carbon atom/liter, what does that mean? How does the surface know
whether said atom is present or not?

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Uncle Al
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