Question:

1.00 g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 g of benzene lowered the freezing point of benzene by 0.40 K. The freezing point depression constant of benzene is $5.12 \,K \,kg\, mol^{-1}$. The molar mass of the solute is

Updated On: Jun 23, 2023
  • 256 kg/mol
  • 256 g mol
  • 256 g/mol
  • 256 mg/mol
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Solution and Explanation

We have $M_{2} = \frac{K_{f} \times w_{2}\times1000}{\Delta T_{f} \times w_{1}}$ where $w_{1} =$ weight of solvent $= 50\, g$ $w_{2} =$ weight of solute $= 1.00 \,g$ $K_{f } =$ molal depression constant $= 5.12\, K\, kg \,mol^{-1}$ Substituting the values of various terms involved in the above equation, we get $M_{2} = \frac{5.12\times1.00\times1000}{0.40\times50} = 256 \,g \,mol^{-1}$ Thus, molar mass of the solute $= 256\, g \,mol^{-1}.$
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Solutions

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more components in which the particle size is smaller than 1 nm.

For example, salt and sugar is a good illustration of a solution. A solution can be categorized into several components.

Types of Solutions:

The solutions can be classified into three types:

  • Solid Solutions - In these solutions, the solvent is in a Solid-state.
  • Liquid Solutions- In these solutions, the solvent is in a Liquid state.
  • Gaseous Solutions - In these solutions, the solvent is in a Gaseous state.

On the basis of the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent, solutions are divided into the following types:

  1. Unsaturated Solution- A solution in which more solute can be dissolved without raising the temperature of the solution is known as an unsaturated solution.
  2. Saturated Solution- A solution in which no solute can be dissolved after reaching a certain amount of temperature is known as an unsaturated saturated solution.
  3. Supersaturated Solution- A solution that contains more solute than the maximum amount at a certain temperature is known as a supersaturated solution.