A 0.5246g sample of the compound was dissolved in 10.0012g of lauric acid, and it was determinded that the freezing point of the lauric acid was lowered by 1.68C. The value of Kf of lauric acid is 3.90C m^-1. Assume that the compound does not dissociate in the lauric acid.

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epikrebel · Answer

a. Calculate the molarity of the compound dissolved in the lauric acid.
b. Calculate the molar mass of the compound from the info provided.
c. Without doing any calculations, explain how to determine the molecular formula of the compound based on the answers to part a and b.

aaronq · Answer

use this: $\Delta T=i*m*K_f$

find m (molality), then find what they're asking for