After a sample of compound X weighing 1.286 g was dissolved in 25 g of C6H6, the freezing point of the resulting solution was found to be 3.27℃.
What is the molecular weight of compound X? What is the name of solute compound? What is the boiling point of the solution?
My answer:
Molecular weight of compound is 118 g. The boiling point of the solution is 81.255℃.
Are these answer correct? I don't know the name of the compound.
Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
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Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
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Re: Finding out unknown compound/element in the solution and boiling point of the solution
Dont think so, how you can dissolve tin in benzene?
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Re: Finding out unknown compound/element in the solution and boiling point of the solution
I am wrong. I modified wrongly the original question given by authors. Now I corrected the question and answer. You may check it now.
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Re: Finding out unknown compound/element in the solution and boiling point of the solution
You didn't show your calculation.
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Re: Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
We know that 1.286 g of the compound are dissolved in 25 g benzene, and therefore in 1000 g of benzene, there are\(1.286 \times \frac{1000}{25}=51.44 g, \Delta T_{fp} = 5.50^\circ -3.27^\circ =2.23^\circ C; \Delta T_{fp} = K_{fp}\cdot m; m=\frac{\Delta T_{fp}}{K_{fp}}=\frac{2.23}{5.12}=0.436 m; \frac{51.44 g}{0.436 mol}= 118 g/mol\)
where,
\(\Delta T_{fp}=\) change in temperature of the solution. m= molality of the solution.
\( K_{fp}=\)molal freezing point constant for benzene
What would be a name of the compound?
where,
\(\Delta T_{fp}=\) change in temperature of the solution. m= molality of the solution.
\( K_{fp}=\)molal freezing point constant for benzene
What would be a name of the compound?
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Re: Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
Calculation is ok.
But without more information it is impossible to find out which compound it is.
But without more information it is impossible to find out which compound it is.
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Re: Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
I think computed boiling point of the solution 81.255℃ is correct.
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Re: Finding out unknown compound in the solution and boiling point of the solution
Yes its correct. But cannot say which compound it is. For this need more analysis, like NMR , IR, UV/ Vis spectra and elementar analysis of C, H, N,O, maybe Halogen.
As suggested it cannot be a metal like tin.
As suggested it cannot be a metal like tin.