Answer:
The molality of the KCl solution is 11.8 molal
Explanation:
Step 1: Data given
Mol fracrion KCl = 0.175
Molar mass KCl = 74.55 g/mol
Molar mass H2O = 18.02 g/mol
Step 2: Calculate mol fraction H2O
mol fraction H2O = 1 - 0.175 = 0.825
Step 3: Calulate mass of H2O
Suppose the total moles = 1.0 mol
Mass H2O = moles H2O * molar mass
Mass H2O = 0.825 * 18.02 g/mol
Mass H2O = 14.87 grams = 0.01487 kg
Step 4: Calculate molality
Molality KCl = 0.175 / 0.01487 kg
Molality KCl = 11.8 molal
The molality of the KCl solution is 11.8 molal
