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Mass Percent, Mole Fraction, and Molality 1. A 1.37 M solution of citric acid, H

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Question

Mass Percent, Mole Fraction, and Molality
1. A 1.37 M solution of citric acid, H3C6H5O7, in water has a density of 1.10 g/mL. Calculate mass percent, molality, and mole fraction of the citric acid.
2. Assume you dissolve 45.0 g of camphor, C10H16O, in 425 mL of ethanol, C2H5OH. Calculate the molality, mol fraction, and mass percent of camphor in this solution. The density of ethanol is 0.785 g/mL.
Homework #3-Mass Percent, Mole Fraction and Molality L. A 1.37 M solution of citric acid, HCaH.O, in water has a density of 1.10 g/mL. Calculate mass percent, molality and mole fraction of the citric acid.22 1.37 2. Assume you dissolve 45.0 g of camphor, CieHisO, in 425 mL of ethanol, Co HOH. Calculate the molality, mole fraction and mass percent of camphor in this solution. The density of ethanol is 0.785 gml. 123 g/mL. Calculate the mass percent and molality of the sulfuric acid

Explanation / Answer

Ans. #1. Let the volume of solution be 1.0 L = 1000.0 mL

# Moles of citric acid = Molarity x Vol. in liters = 1.37 M x 1.0 L = 1.37 mol

Mass of citric acid = Moles x MW = 1.37 M x (192.12532 g/ mol) = 263.212 g

Mass of solution = Volume x Density = 1000.0 mL x (1.10 g/ mL) = 1100.0 g

Mass of solvent (water) = Mass of solution – Mass of solute (citric acid)

                                                = 1100.0 g – 263.212 g

                                                = 836.788 g = 0.836788 kg

# Mass % = (Mass of citric acid / Mass of solution) x 100

                        = (263.212 g / 1100.0 g) x 100

                        = 23.93 %

# Molality = Moles of solute / Mass of solvent in kg = 1.37 mol / 0.836788 kg

                                                = 01.637 m

# Moles of water = 836.788 g / 18.0 g mol-1 = 46.488 mol

Total moles = 1.37 mol (citric acid) + 46.488 mol (water) = 47.858 mol

            Mole fraction of citric acid = 1.37 mol / 47.858 mol) = 0.0286

#2. Moles of camphor = 45.0 g / (152.23644 g/ mol) = 0.2956 mol

Mass of ethanol = Volume x Density = 425 ml x (0.785 g/ mol)

                                                = 333.625 g = 0.333625 kg

Moles of ethanol = 333.625 g / (46.06904 g/mol) = 7.2418 mol

# Molality = 0.2956 mol / 0.333625 kg = 0.8860 m

# Mole fraction of camphor = 0.2956 mol / (0.2956 + 7.2418) mol = 0.0392

# Mass % = [45.0 g / (45.0 + 333.625) g] x 100 = 11.885 %

#3. Let the volume of solution be 1.0 L = 1000.0 mL

# Moles of H2SO4 = Molarity x Vol. in liters = 3.75 M x 1.0 L = 3.75 mol

Mass of H2SO4 = Moles x MW = 3.75 M x (98.07948 g/ mol) = 367.79805 g

Mass of solution = Volume x Density = 1000.0 mL x (1.23 g/ mL) = 1230.0 g

Mass of solvent (water) = Mass of solution – Mass of solute (citric acid)

                                                = 1230.0 g – 367.79805 g

                                                = 862.20195 g = 0.86220195 kg

# Mass % = (Mass of H2SO4 / Mass of solution) x 100

                        = (367.79805 g / 1230.0 g) x 100

                        = 29.90 %

# Molality = Moles of solute / Mass of solvent in kg = 3.75 mol / 0.86220195 kg

                                                = 4.349 m