Question

Suppose that you add 28.8 g of an unknown molecular compound to 0.250 kg of benzene, which has a K f Kf of 5.12 oC/m. With the added solute, you find that there is a freezing point depression of 3.06 oC compared to pure benzene. What is the molar mass of the unknown compound

Answer 1

Answer:

THE MOLAR MASS OF THE UNKNOWN COMPOUND IS 242.02 g/mol.

Explanation:

First:

Calculate the change in freezing point:

          Freezing point of pure benzene = 5.5°C

Change in temperature = 5.5 - 3.06 = 2.44 °C

Second:

Using the formula:

Δt = i Kf m

Let's assume i = 1

Kf = 5.12 °C/m

M = x / 0.250 kg of benzene

Then we can calculate x which is the molarity

Re-arranging the formula, we have:

m = Δt / i Kf

x / 0.250 = 2.44 / 1 * 5.12

x = 2.44 * 0.250 / 5.12

x = 0.61 / 5.12

x = 0.119 M

Since it is well known that molarity is the mass of a substance divided by its molar mass. We can then calculate the molar mass.

Molar mass = Mass / molarity

Molar mass = 28.8 g / 0.119 M

Molar mass =242.02 g/mol

Hence, the molar mass of the unknown molecular compound is 242.02 g/mol.