# Problem: A sample of an organic compound (a nonelectrolyte) weighing 1.35 g lowered the freezing point of 10.0 g of benzene by 3.66 °C. Calculate the molar mass of the compound.

###### FREE Expert Solution

Change in freezing point (ΔT­f) is given by:

The change in freezing point is also related to the molality of the solution:

$\overline{){{\mathbf{\Delta T}}}_{{\mathbf{f}}}{\mathbf{=}}{{\mathbf{imK}}}_{{\mathbf{f}}}}$

where:

i = van’t Hoff factor

m = molality of the solution (in m or mol/kg)

Kf = freezing point depression constant (in ˚C/m)

Recall that the molality of a solution is given by:

Step 1:

ΔTf = 3.66˚C            i = 1 (benzene is a non-electrolyte)

m = ??                     Kf = 1.86 ˚C • kg/mol (can be found in textbooks or online)

Solving for molality:

${\mathbf{\Delta T}}_{\mathbf{f}}\mathbf{=}{\mathbf{imK}}_{\mathbf{f}}$

= 0.7148 mol compound / kg benzene

Step 3:

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###### Problem Details

A sample of an organic compound (a nonelectrolyte) weighing 1.35 g lowered the freezing point of 10.0 g of benzene by 3.66 °C. Calculate the molar mass of the compound.