Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 13 - Gas Mixtures - Problems - Page 720: 13-74C

Answer

Yes

Work Step by Step

Yes, the volume of the mixture can be more or less than the sum of the initial volumes of the mixing liquids because of the attractive or repulsive forces acting between dissimilar molecules. So the volume of the solution can be more or less than the $5\ L$ .
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