In the Freezing Point Depression experiment, you will calculate the colligative
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In the Freezing Point Depression experiment, you will calculate the colligative molality of the solutions you produce, the freezing point depression, and the predicted boiling point of the resulting solutions. This question will give you practice doing this before you come to lab.
In the Freezing Point Depression experiment, you will calculate the colligative molality of the solutions you produce, the freezing point depression, and the predicted boiling point of the resulting solutions. This question will give you practice doing this before you come to lab. In an experiment, you use 9.500 g of solvent (FP = 92.0 degree C; Kf = 5.6 degree C/m) and 0.590 g of solute (molecular mass = 131.57 g/mol). How many moles of solute have you used? What is the colligative molality of the solution formed? What is the predicted freezing point depression ?Tf? What is the predicted freezing point of the solution formed?Explanation / Answer
(a) Moles of solute = mass/molar mass of solute
= 0.590/131.57
= 0.004484 mol = 0.00448 mol
(b) Molality = moles of solute/mass of solvent in kg
= 0.004484/0.009500
= 0.4720 m = 0.472 m
(c) DTf = Kf x molality
= 5.6 x 0.472
= 2.64 deg C = 2.6 deg C
(d) Freezing point of solution = freezing point of solvent - DTf
= 92.0 - 2.64
= 89.36 deg C = 89.4 deg C