If some the hexane had evaporated from the stearic acid solution, what effect (if any) would it have on the experimental value o

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If some the hexane had evaporated from the stearic acid solution, what effect (if any) would it have on the experimental value o

f Avogadro’s number? Why?

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Vanyuwa [196] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-02T14:06:36+03:00

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If some of the stearic-acid hexane solution had evaporated before using it, this would increase Avogadro's number, or the number of atoms per mole. This is because with less hexane in the solution (because only the hexane evaporates), the grams of stearic acid used would be smaller.

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