Chapter 14

Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity · 56 exercises

Problem 1

Suppose you dissolve \(2.56 \mathrm{g}\) of succinic acid, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4}\left(\mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}\right)_{2},\) in \(500 .\) mL of water. Assuming that the density of water is \(1.00 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3},\) calculate the molality, mole fraction, and weight percent of acid in the solution.

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Problem 2

Assume you dissolve \(45.0 \mathrm{g}\) of camphor, \(\mathrm{C}_{10} \mathrm{H}_{16} \mathrm{O},\) in \(425 \mathrm{mL}\) of ethanol, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH}\). Calculate the molality, mole fraction, and weight percent of camphor in this solution. (The density of ethanol is \(0.785 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL}\).)

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Problem 5

What mass of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\) must you add to \(125 \mathrm{g}\) of water to prepare \(0.200 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3} ?\) What is the mole fraction of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\) in the resulting solution?

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Problem 6

You want to prepare a solution that is \(0.0512 m\) in \(\mathrm{NaNO}_{3}\) What mass of \(\mathrm{NaNO}_{3}\) must be added to \(500 .\) g of water? What is the mole fraction of \(\mathrm{NaNO}_{3}\) in the solution?

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Problem 7

You wish to prepare an aqueous solution of glycerol, \(\mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{5}(\mathrm{OH})_{3},\) in which the mole fraction of the solute is \(0.093 .\) What mass of glycerol must you add to \(425 \mathrm{g}\) of water to make this solution? What is the molality of the solution?

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Problem 8

You want to prepare an aqueous solution of ethylene glycol,\(\mathrm{HOCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}\), in which the mole fraction of solute is \(0.125 .\) What mass of ethylene glycol, in grams, should you combine with 955 g of water? What is the molality of the solution?

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Problem 9

Hydrochloric acid is sold as a concentrated aqueous solution. If the molarity of commercial HCl is 12.0 and its density is \(1.18 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3},\) calculate the following: (a) the molality of the solution (b) the weight percent of HCl in the solution

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Problem 10

Concentrated sulfuric acid has a density of \(1.84 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\) and is \(95.0 \%\) by weight \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} .\) What is the molality of this acid? What is its molarity?

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Problem 12

Silver ion has an average concentration of 28 ppb (parts per billion) in U.S. water supplies. (a) What is the molality of the silver ion? (b) If you wanted \(1.0 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{g}\) of silver and could recover it chemically from water supplies, what volume of water in liters, would you have to treat? (Assume the density of water is \(1.0 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} .\) )

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Problem 13

Which pairs of liquids will be miscible? (a) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) and \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\) (b) \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}\) (benzene) and \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\) (c) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) and \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CO}_{2} \mathrm{H}\)

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Problem 14

Acetone, \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3},\) is quite soluble in water. Explain why this should be so. (EQUATION CANNOT COPY)

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Problem 16

Use the following data to calculate the enthalpy of solution of sodium perchlorate, \(\mathrm{NaClO}_{4}\) \(\Delta_{f} H^{\circ}(\mathrm{s})=-382.9 \mathrm{kJ} / \mathrm{mol} \quad\) and $$ \Delta_{f} H^{\circ}(\mathrm{aq}, 1 \mathrm{m})=-369.5 \mathrm{kJ} / \mathrm{mol} $$

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Problem 23

A 35.0 -g sample of ethylene glycol, \(\mathrm{HOCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}\), is dissolved in 500.0 g of water. The vapor pressure of water at \(32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) is \(35.7 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg. What is the vapor pressure of the water-ethylene glycol solution at \(32^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?\) (Ethylene glycol is nonvolatile.)

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Problem 26

Pure iodine \((105 \mathrm{g})\) is dissolved in \(325 \mathrm{g}\) of \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\) at \(65^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) Given that the vapor pressure of \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\) at this temperature is \(531 \mathrm{mm} \mathrm{Hg},\) what is the vapor pressure of the \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}-\mathrm{I}_{2}\) solution at \(65^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?\) (Assume that \(\mathrm{I}_{2}\) does not contribute to the vapor pressure.)

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Problem 36

Estimate the osmotic pressure of human blood at \(37^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) Assume blood is isotonic with a \(0.154 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaCl}\) solution, and assume the van't Hoff factor, \(i\), is 1.90 for NaCl.

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Problem 37

An aqueous solution containing \(1.00 \mathrm{g}\) of bovine insulin (a protein, not ionized) per liter has an osmotic pressure of \(3.1 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) Calculate the molar mass of bovine insulin.

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Problem 38

Calculate the osmotic pressure of a \(0.0120 \mathrm{M}\) solution of NaCl in water at \(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). Assume the van't Hoff factor, \(i\), is 1.94 for this solution.

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Problem 40

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is used in margarine and other fats and oils. (It is used as an antioxidant and prolongs the shelf life of the food.) What is the molar mass of BHA if \(0.640 \mathrm{g}\) of the compound, dissolved in \(25.0 \mathrm{g}\) of chloroform, produces a solution whose boiling point is \(62.22^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?\)

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Problem 42

Anthracene, a hydrocarbon obtained from coal, has an empirical formula of \(\mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{5} .\) To find its molecular formula, you dissolve \(0.500 \mathrm{g}\) in \(30.0 \mathrm{g}\) of benzene. The boiling point of pure benzene is \(80.10^{\circ} \mathrm{C},\) whereas the solution has a boiling point of \(80.34^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What is the molecular formula of anthracene?

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Problem 43

An aqueous solution contains \(0.180 \mathrm{g}\) of an unknown, nonionic solute in \(50.0 \mathrm{g}\) of water. The solution freezes at \(-0.040^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What is the molar mass of the solute?

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Problem 44

The organic compound called aluminon is used as a reagent to test for the presence of the aluminum ion in aqueous solution. A solution of \(2.50 \mathrm{g}\) of aluminon in \(50.0 \mathrm{g}\) of water freezes at \(-0.197^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What is the molar mass of aluminon?

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Problem 46

To make homemade ice cream, you cool the milk and cream by immersing the container in ice and a concentrated solution of rock salt (NaCl) in water. If you want to have a water-salt solution that freezes at \(-10 .^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) what mass of NaCl must you add to \(3.0 \mathrm{kg}\) of water? (Assume the van't Hoff factor, \(i\), for \(\mathrm{NaCl}\) is \(1.85 .\) )

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Problem 48

Arrange the following aqueous solutions in order of decreasing freezing point. (The last three are all assumed to dissociate completely into ions in water.) (a) \(0.20 m\) ethylene glycol (nonvolatile, nonelectrolyte) (b) \(0.12 m\) \(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) (c) \(0.10 m\) \(\mathrm{MgCl}_{2}\) (d) \(0.12 m\) \(m \mathrm{KBr}\)

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Problem 49

When solutions of \(\mathrm{BaCl}_{2}\) and \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) are mixed, the mixture becomes cloudy. After a few days, a white solid is observed on the bottom of the beaker with a clear liquid above it. (a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction that occurs. (b) Why is the solution cloudy at first? (c) What happens during the few days of waiting?

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Problem 50

The dispersed phase of a certain colloidal dispersion consists of spheres of diameter \(1.0 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{nm}\) (a) What are the volume \(\left(V=4 / 3 \pi r^{3}\right)\) and surface area \(\left(A=4 \pi r^{2}\right)\) of each sphere? (b) How many spheres are required to give a total volume of \(1.0 \mathrm{cm}^{3} ?\) What is the total surface area of these spheres in square meters?

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Problem 51

Phenylcarbinol is used in nasal sprays as a preservative. A solution of \(0.52 \mathrm{g}\) of the compound in \(25.0 \mathrm{g}\) of water has a melting point of \(-0.36^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What is the molar mass of phenylcarbinol?

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Problem 52

(a) Which aqueous solution is expected to have the higher boiling point: \(0.10 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) or \(0.15 \mathrm{m}\) sugar? (b) For which aqueous solution is the vapor pressure of water higher: \(0.30 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{NO}_{3}\) or \(0.15 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} ?\)

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Problem 53

Arrange the following aqueous solutions in order of (i) increasing vapor pressure of water and (ii) increasing boiling point. (a) \(0.35 m\) \(\mathrm{HOCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}\) (a nonvolatile solute) (b) \(0.50 m\) sugar (c) \(0.20 m\) \(\mathrm{KBr}\) (a strong electrolyte) (d) \(0.20 m\) \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) (a strong electrolyte)

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Problem 54

Making homemade ice cream is one of life's great pleasures. Fresh milk and cream, sugar, and flavorings are churned in a bucket suspended in an ice-water mixture, the freezing point of which has been lowered by adding rock salt. One manufacturer of home ice cream freezers recommends adding \(2.50 \mathrm{lb}(1130 \mathrm{g})\) of rock salt \((\mathrm{NaCl})\) to 16.0 lb of ice \((7250 \mathrm{g})\) in a 4 -qt freezer. For the solution when this mixture melts, calculate the following: (a) the weight percent of \(\mathrm{NaCl}\) (b) the mole fraction of \(\mathrm{NaCl}\) (c) the molality of the solution

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Problem 56

A \(10.7 \mathrm{m}\) solution of \(\mathrm{NaOH}\) has a density of \(1.33 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\) at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) Calculate the following: (a) the mole fraction of \(\mathrm{NaOH}\) (b) the weight percent of \(\mathrm{NaOH}\) (c) the molarity of the solution

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Problem 57

Concentrated aqueous ammonia has a molarity of 14.8 mol/L and a density of \(0.90 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} .\) What is the molality of the solution? Calculate the mole fraction and weight percent of \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\)

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Problem 58

If you dissolve \(2.00 \mathrm{g}\) of \(\mathrm{Ca}\left(\mathrm{NO}_{3}\right)_{2}\) in \(750 \mathrm{g}\) of water, what is the molality of \(\mathrm{Ca}\left(\mathrm{NO}_{3}\right)_{2} ?\) What is the total molality of ions in solution? (Assume total dissociation of the ionic solid.)

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Problem 59

If you want a solution that is \(0.100 \mathrm{m}\) in ions, what mass of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) must you dissolve in \(125 \mathrm{g}\) of water? (Assume total dissociation of the ionic solid.)

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Problem 60

Consider the following aqueous solutions:(i) \(0.20\) \(m\) \(\mathrm{HOCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}\) (nonvolatile, nonelectrolyte); (ii) \(0.10\) \(m\) \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}\); (iii) \(0.12\) \(m\) \(\mathrm{KBr}\) ; and (iv) \(0.12\) \(m\) \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\). (a) Which solution has the highest boiling point? (b) Which solution has the lowest freezing point? (c) Which solution has the highest water vapor pressure?

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Problem 61

(a) Which solution is expected to have the higher boiling point: \(0.20 \mathrm{m}\) KBr or \(0.30 \mathrm{m}\) sugar? (b) Which aqueous solution has the lower freezing point: \(0.12 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{NO}_{3}\) or \(0.10 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3} ?\)

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Problem 63

Instead of using NaCl to melt the ice on your sidewalk, you decide to use \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}\). If you add \(35.0 \mathrm{g}\) of \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}\) to 150. g of water, what is the freezing point of the solution? (Assume \(i=2.7\) for \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2 .}\) )

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Problem 66

The solubility of ammonium formate, \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{CHO}_{2},\) in 100. g of water is \(102 \mathrm{g}\) at \(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(546 \mathrm{g}\) at \(80^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) A solution is prepared by dissolving \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{CHO}_{2}\) in \(200 . \mathrm{g}\) of water until no more will dissolve at \(80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The solution is then cooled to \(0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What mass of \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{CHO}_{2}\) precipitates? (Assume that no water evaporates and that the solution is not supersaturated.)

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Problem 70

Vinegar is a \(5 \%\) solution (by weight) of acetic acid in water. Determine the mole fraction and molality of acetic acid. What is the concentration of acetic acid in parts per million (ppm)? Explain why it is not possible to calculate the molarity of this solution from the information provided.

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Problem 73

If a volatile solute is added to a volatile solvent, both substances contribute to the vapor pressure over the solution. Assuming an ideal solution, the vapor pressure of each is given by Raoult's law, and the total vapor pressure is the sum of the vapor pressures for each component. A solution, assumed to be ideal, is made from 1.0 mol of toluene \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)\) and 2.0 mol of benzene \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}\right) .\) The vapor pressures of the pure solvents are \(22 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg and \(75 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg, respectively, at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). What is the total vapor pressure of the mixture? What is the mole fraction of each component in the liquid and in the vapor?

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Problem 78

A tree is exactly \(10 \mathrm{m}\) tall. (a) What must be the total molarity of the solutes if sap rises to the top of the tree by osmotic pressure at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C} ?\) Assume the groundwater outside the tree is pure water and that the density of the sap is \(1.0 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL} .\left(1 \mathrm{mm} \mathrm{Hg}=13.6 \mathrm{mm} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} .\right)\) (b) If the only solute in the sap is sucrose, \(\mathbf{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11}\) what is its percent by mass?

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Problem 80

A compound is known to be a potassium halide, KX. If \(4.00 \mathrm{g}\) of the salt is dissolved in exactly \(100 \mathrm{g}\) of water, the solution freezes at \(-1.28^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) Identify the halide ion in this formula.

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Problem 81

The Henry's law constant for \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) is \(2.4 \times 10^{-2}\) \(\mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{kg} \cdot\) bar. (Nitrous oxide, \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O},\) laughing gas, is used as an anesthetic). Determine the mass of \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) that will dissolve in \(500 .\) mL of water, under an \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) pressure of 1.00 bar. What is the concentration of \(\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) in this solution, expressed in ppm \(\left(d\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\right)=1.00 \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL}\right) ?\)

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Problem 82

If a carbonated beverage is bottled under 1.5 bar \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) pressure, what will be the concentration of dissolved \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) in that beverage? \(\left(k_{\mathrm{H}} \text { for } \mathrm{CO}_{2} \text { is } 0.034 \mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{kg} \text { bar. }\right)\) After the pressure is released what fraction of the dissolved gas will escape before equilibrium with the \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) in the atmosphere is reached?

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Problem 84

If one is very careful, it is possible to float a needle on the surface of water. (If the needle is magnetized, it will turn to point north and south and become a makeshift compass.) What would happen to the needle if a drop of liquid soap is added to the solution? Explain the observation.

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Problem 88

In a police forensics lab, you examine a package that may contain heroin. However, you find the white powder is not pure heroin but a mixture of heroin \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{21} \mathrm{H}_{23} \mathrm{O}_{5} \mathrm{N}\right)\) and lactose \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11}\right) .\) To determine the amount of heroin in the mixture, you dissolve \(1.00 \mathrm{g}\) of the white powdery mixture in water in a 100.0 -mL volumetric flask. You find that the solution has an osmotic pressure of \(539 \mathrm{mm} \mathrm{Hg}\) at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) What is the composition of the mixture?

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Problem 89

A newly synthesized compound containing boron and fluorine is \(22.1 \%\) boron. Dissolving \(0.146 \mathrm{g}\) of the compound in \(10.0 \mathrm{g}\) of benzene gives a solution with a vapor pressure of \(94.16 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} .\) (The vapor pressure of pure benzene at this temperature is 95.26 mm Hg.) In a separate experiment, it is found that the compound does not have a dipole moment. (a) What is the molecular formula for the compound? (b) Draw a Lewis structure for the molecule, and suggest a possible molecular structure. Give the bond angles in the molecule and the hybridization of the boron atom.

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Problem 90

In chemical research we often send newly synthesized compounds to commercial laboratories for analysis. These laboratories determine the weight percent of \(\mathrm{C}\) and \(\mathrm{H}\) by burning the compound and collecting the evolved \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) and \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} .\) They determine the molar mass by measuring the osmotic pressure of a solution of the compound. Calculate the empirical and molecular formulas of a compound, \(\mathrm{C}_{x} \mathrm{H}_{y}\) Cr, given the following information: (a) The compound contains \(73.94 \%\) C and \(8.27 \%\) H; the remainder is chromium. (b) At \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C},\) the osmotic pressure of a solution containing 5.00 mg of the unknown dissolved in exactly \(100 \mathrm{mL}\) of chloroform solution is \(3.17 \mathrm{mm}\) Hg.

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Problem 91

When salts of \(\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}, \mathrm{Ca}^{2+},\) and \(\mathrm{Be}^{2+}\) are placed in water, the positive ion is hydrated (as is the negative ion). Which of these three cations is most strongly hydrated? Which one is least strongly hydrated?

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Problem 92

Explain why a cucumber shrivels up when it is placed in a concentrated solution of salt.

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Problem 93

If you dissolve equal molar amounts of NaCl and \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}\) in water, the CaCl, lowers the freezing point of the water almost 1.5 times as much as the NaCl. Why?

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