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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

An X molal solution of a compound in benezene has mole fraction of solute = .2. The value of X is

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7 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Himanshu Rathour
7 Years ago
Let mole of solute =x
Mole of solvent=y
Wt of solvent=w
Molality=mole of solute/wt of solvent
Mole fraction=mole of solute/mole of solute+mole of solvent
0.2(x+y) =x
y=0.8x
y=w/mol wt of benzene
w=0.8x(78)
Molality=x/0.8x(72)
X=0.0160