When 12.1 g of the sugar sucrose (a nonelectrolyte) are dissolved in exactly 800 g of water, the solution has a freezing point of –0.082°C. What is the molar mass of sucrose? [Kf of water is 1.86°C/m.]

Respuesta :

Answer: 343g/mol

Explanation:

Depression in freezing point is given by:

[tex]\Delta T_f=K_f\times m[/tex]

[tex]\Delta T_f=i\times K_f\times m\\\\\Delta T_f=i\times K_f\times\frac{\text{Mass of syucrose}}{\text{Molar mass of sucrose}\times \text{Mass of water in Kg}}[/tex]

[tex]\Delta T_f=T_f^0-T_f=(0-(-0.082)^0C=0.082^0C[/tex] = Depression in freezing point

[tex]K_f[/tex] = freezing point constant = [tex]1.86^0C/kgmol[/tex]

m= molality

i = Van't Hoff factor = 1   (for non electrolyte)

Now put all the given values in this formula, we get

[tex]0.082^0C=1\times (1.86^0C/kgmole)\times \frac{12.1g}{\text{Molar mass of sucrose}\times 0.8kg}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Molar mass of sucrose}=343g/mol[/tex]

Thus the molar mass of sucrose is 343 g/mol