Problem: An aqueous solution is 10.% glucose by mass (d = 1.039 g/mL at 20°C). Calculate its freezing point, boiling point at 1 atm, and osmotic pressure.
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The mass percent of a solution is given by:
In a 10% by mass glucose (C6H12O6) solution, this means there are 10 g of glucose for every 100 g solution. From this, we can calculate the mass of water (the solvent):
We need to find the molality of the solution since we'll use it to calculate the freezing point depression and boiling point elevation. Recall that molality is:
The molar mass of glucose is 6(12.01 g/mol C) + 12(1.01 g/mol H) + 6(16.00 g/mol O) = 180.18 g/mol. Calculating the molality of the glucose solution:
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An aqueous solution is 10.% glucose by mass (d = 1.039 g/mL at 20°C). Calculate its freezing point, boiling point at 1 atm, and osmotic pressure.
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