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The mole fraction of solute in an aqueous solvent is 0.1. The molality of the solution is______ m.
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Answer: 6.24
Solution:
xsolvent =1−xsolute =1−0.1=0.9
Assuming, moles of water =0.9 and moles of solute =0.1
Mass of water =0.9×18=16.20g=0.0162kg
Molality = Mass of solvent (kg) mol solute =0.01620.1=6.17m