MolSynapsequestion bank
MolSynapse / Question bank / Solutions and Colligative Properties / Relative lowering of vapour pressure
JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3so048

In an Ostwald-Walker experiment dry air is passed first through bulbs containing a solution of of a non-volatile non-electrolyte in of water, then through bulbs of pure water, and finally through a drying agent. The solution bulbs lose and the pure-water bulbs lose . The relative lowering of vapour pressure equals (loss in pure-water bulbs)/(total loss). Taking and Raoult's law exactly, find the molar mass of the solute to the nearest integer.

Numerical answer type, answer in g/mol, tolerance 0.5.

Answer: 55 g/mol

Total loss , so . This equals with , so . , about 55 g/mol.
Practice Solutions and Colligative Properties More on Relative lowering of vapour pressure

More questions on Relative lowering of vapour pressure