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a) The
mole fraction of solute of a 15% NaOH aqueous solution can be calculated in the following way:
First, we have to assume that we have
100 grams of solution. This will simplify the calculations.
Now, we know that this solution has 15 grams of NaOH and 85 grams of water. We can calculate the number of moles of each one in the following way:
![molesNaOH= 15 g NaOH*\frac{1molNaOH}{39,997 g NaOH}=0,3750 moles NaOH \\ \\ moles H_2O=85 gH_2O* \frac{1 mol H_2O}{18 g H_2O}=4,7222 moles H_2O](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=molesNaOH%3D%2015%20g%20NaOH%2A%5Cfrac%7B1molNaOH%7D%7B39%2C997%20g%20NaOH%7D%3D0%2C3750%20moles%20NaOH%20%5C%5C%20%5C%5C%20moles%20H_2O%3D85%20gH_2O%2A%20%5Cfrac%7B1%20mol%20H_2O%7D%7B18%20g%20H_2O%7D%3D4%2C7222%20moles%20H_2O%20)
To finish, we calculate the
mole fraction by dividing the moles of NaOH between the total moles:
![X_{NaOH}= \frac{moles NaOH}{total moles}= \frac{0,3750 moles NaOH}{0,3750 moles NaOH+4,7222 molesH_2O} =0,073](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=X_%7BNaOH%7D%3D%20%5Cfrac%7Bmoles%20NaOH%7D%7Btotal%20moles%7D%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B0%2C3750%20moles%20NaOH%7D%7B0%2C3750%20moles%20NaOH%2B4%2C7222%20molesH_2O%7D%20%3D0%2C073%20)
So, the mole fraction of NaOH is
0,073
b) The
molality (moles NaOH/ kg of solvent) of a 15% NaOH aqueous solution can be calculated in the following way:
First, we have to assume that we have
100 grams of solution. This will simplify the calculations.
Now, we know that this solution has 15 grams of NaOH and 85 grams
(0,085 kg) of water. We can calculate the moles of NaOH in the following way:
![molesNaOH= 15 g NaOH*\frac{1molNaOH}{39,997 g NaOH}=0,3750 moles NaOH](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=molesNaOH%3D%2015%20g%20NaOH%2A%5Cfrac%7B1molNaOH%7D%7B39%2C997%20g%20NaOH%7D%3D0%2C3750%20moles%20NaOH%20)
Now, we apply the definition of molality to calculate the molality of the solution:
![mNaOH= \frac{moles NaOH}{kg_{solvent}}= \frac{0,3750 moles NaOH}{0,085 kg H_2O}=4,41 m](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=mNaOH%3D%20%5Cfrac%7Bmoles%20NaOH%7D%7Bkg_%7Bsolvent%7D%7D%3D%20%20%5Cfrac%7B0%2C3750%20moles%20NaOH%7D%7B0%2C085%20kg%20H_2O%7D%3D4%2C41%20m%20)
So, the molality of this solution is
4,41 mHave a nice day!