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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Are equimolar solutions of urea and sodium chloride isotonic?justify your answer

Profile image of kumud
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
 
If their Osmotic pressure would be same then yes they would be isotonic.
So for same moles it would depend upon vont hoff factor i.
For urea i =1 but for NaCl it would be i = 2
So for same moles even they would not be isotonic for the same temperature.