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Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, $ C_{6}H_{8}O_{6} $) to be dissolved in 75 g of acetic acid to lower its melting point by $ 1.5^{\circ}C $. ($ K_{f} $ for $ CH_{3}COOH = 3.9 K kg mol^{-1} $)
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View full question & answer→Lowering in melting point $\left(\Delta T _f\right)=1.5^{\circ}$
Mass of solvent $\left( CH _3 COOH \right) W _1=75 g$
Molar mass of solute $\left( C _6 H _8 O _6\right), M _2=176 g mol ^{-1}$
$K _f=3.9 K kg mol ^{-1}$
$M _2=\frac{1000 K_f W_2}{W_1 \Delta T_f}$
or $\quad$$W _2=\frac{ M _2 \times W _1 \times \Delta T _f}{1000 \times K _f}$
$\therefore \quad=\frac{\left(176 g mol ^{-1}\right)(75 g)(1.5 K)}{\left(1000 g kg ^{-1}\right)\left(3.9 K kg mol ^{-1}\right)}=5.077 g$.
Mass of solvent $\left( CH _3 COOH \right) W _1=75 g$
Molar mass of solute $\left( C _6 H _8 O _6\right), M _2=176 g mol ^{-1}$
$K _f=3.9 K kg mol ^{-1}$
$M _2=\frac{1000 K_f W_2}{W_1 \Delta T_f}$
or $\quad$$W _2=\frac{ M _2 \times W _1 \times \Delta T _f}{1000 \times K _f}$
$\therefore \quad=\frac{\left(176 g mol ^{-1}\right)(75 g)(1.5 K)}{\left(1000 g kg ^{-1}\right)\left(3.9 K kg mol ^{-1}\right)}=5.077 g$.