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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

If mole fraction of NaCl is 0.1 in an aquas solution. Then what is the molality of NaCl.

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0.1mol NaCl ----> 0.9mol H₂O ;0.1mol NaCl ----> 0.9 × 18g H₂O ;Molality = No.of moles of solute per Kg of Solvent ;χ mol NaCl ----> 1000g H₂O ;∴ x = (0.1×1000)⁄(0.9×18) ≈ 6.16 ;x = Molality ≈ 6.16m ;Jobin CJXII