It makes about as much sense as asking for the shoe size of a fish - STP applies to gases, not liquids....
My shoe size is 11 😤
ninalanyon · 70-79, T
ElwoodBlues · M
@ninalanyon True, sulfuric acid can boil into gaseous form.
ninalanyon · 70-79, T
@ElwoodBlues It starts to decompose into SO3 + H2O before it reaches boiling point though.
My point was that it is somewhat compressible, as most liquids are. And to calculate chemical reactions you need to know the mass rather than the volume. So specifying that it is at STP allows you to look up the density in standard tables of physical properties (or Wikipedia).
I daresay that for most purposes the values at STP are close enough at most practical reaction temperatures.
My point was that it is somewhat compressible, as most liquids are. And to calculate chemical reactions you need to know the mass rather than the volume. So specifying that it is at STP allows you to look up the density in standard tables of physical properties (or Wikipedia).
I daresay that for most purposes the values at STP are close enough at most practical reaction temperatures.