Question

Urea is a common fertilizer with the formula CO(NH2)2 that is sometimes used as a chemical de-icer for icy road surfaces in the winter months. Adding a solute to a solvent causes the freezing point to be lowered and allows the solvent to remain liquid at lower temperatures. The value of Kf for water is 1.86°C/m, and its normal freezing point is 0.00°C. Urea is a nonvolatile nonelectrolyte solute. What molality of urea is required to lower the freezing point of ice water by 1.13°C?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is  molality = 0.61

Explanation:

Freezing point is the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid if a solute is added to a solution, the freezing point changes.

Data

Kf = 1.86 °C/m

molality = ?

ΔTc = 1.13°C

Formula

ΔTc = kcm

Solve for m

m = ΔTc/kc

Substitution

m = 1.13 / 1.86

Simplification and result

m = 0.61