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Which consequence results when isotopic fractionation occurs during evaporation?

A)Vapor pressure remains consistent
B)Lighter isotopes concentrate in vapor
C)Equilibrium shifts unpredictably fast
D)Heavier isotopes vaporize preferentially

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Vaporization causes kinetic isotopic fractionation because lighter isotopes have higher vibrational frequencies, therefore they break away more easily and concentrate in the vapor, rather than heavier isotopes, under non-equilibrium conditions.

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