A solution containing 0.2563 g of naphthalene (molecular mass = 128) in 50 g of carbon tetrachloride yields a boiling point elevation of 0.201oC while a solution of 0.6216 g of an unknown solute in the same mass of the solvent gives a boiling point elevation of 0.647oC. Find the molecular mass of the unknown solute.
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Solution
We know that, Kb=△Tb×W×m1000×w For CCl4, Kb=0.201×50×1281000×0.2563=5.019 Kb is now used in the second part of the problem. m=1000×Kb×w△Tb×W =1000×5.019×0.62160.647×50=96.44