Q13.70 P

Question

A solution contains 0.35 mol of isopropanol (C3H7OH ) dissolved in 0.85 mol of water.

(a) What is the mole fraction of iso-propanol? 

(b) The mass percent? 

(c) The molality?

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer
  1. The mole-fraction of 0.35mol of iso-propanol present in 0.85mol water is 0.3.
  2. The mass percentage of the 21g of iso-propanol in 15.3g is 58%.
  3. The molality of the 0.35mol of iso-propanol in 0.0153kg is 22.9m.
1Step 1: Concentration of the Solution

Solution can be formed from the dissolution of the solute in the solvent. The solute decides the nature of the solution.

Molality can be defined as the ratio of the mass of the solute to the mass of the solution present in kilogram measure.

Molality=Number of MolesMass of the Solution(inkilogram)


Number of moles can be defined as the ratio of the mass of the atom/molecule and molar mass of the atom/molecule.

Number of Moles=MassMolarMass


Mole Fraction of a solute can be defined as the ratio of the number of moles of the solute to the number of moles of solution.


Mole Fraction=Number of Moles of One ComponentNumber of Moles of the Solvent+Number of Moles of Solute


Parts by mass: It can be defined as the percentage of the ratio of the mass of solute to the total mass of the solution.


Mass%=Mass of SoluteMass of the Solution×100


2Step 2: Expression to calculate the Concentration
  1. Number of moles of  C3H7OH=0.35moles

Number of moles of water  =0.85moles


MoleFraction=Number of Moles of One ComponentNumber of Moles of the Solvent+Number of Moles of SoluteMole Fraction of  C3H7OH=0.35mol0.35+0.85mol=0.351.2=0.3


Hence, the mole of fraction  C3H7OH is 0.3


b) Number of moles of isopropanol is 0.35 mol.

Number of Moles=MassMolarMassnC3H7OH=Mass60g/mol0.35mol=Mass60g/molMass of C3H7OH=0.35mol×60g/molMass of C3H7OH=21g

Mass of  C3H7OH, Solute  =21g

Number of moles of water  =0.85mole

NumberofMoles=MassMolarMassNumberofMolesofWater=Mass18g/mol0.85mol=Mass18g/molMassofWater=0.85mol×18g/molMassofWater=15.3g


Therefore, Mass of water, Solvent =15.3g


Mass%=MassofSoluteMassoftheSolution×100=21g21g+15.3g×100=21g36.3g×100=58%



c) Moles of Solute,  nC3H7OH=0.35mol

Mass of Solvent, Water  Masswater=15.3g=0.0153kg

Molality=NumberofMolesofsoluteMassoftheSolvent(inkg)=0.35mol0.0153kg=22.9m

Hence, the Molality is 22.9m