Question

What is the molality of an aqueous solution containing FeCl3 (MM = 162.2 g/mol) with a mole fraction of FeCl3 of 0.15?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 m

Explanation:

The mole fraction of FeCl₃ of 0.15, that is, per mole of solution, there are 0.15 moles of FeCl₃ and 1 - 0.15 = 0.85 moles of water.

The molar mass of water is 18.02 g/mol. The mass corresponding to 0.85 moles is:

0.85 mol × 18.02 g/mol = 15 g = 0.015 kg

The molality of FeCl₃ is:

m = moles of solute / kilogram of solvent

m = 0.15 mol / 0.015 kg

m = 10 m