The vapour pressure of water is 12.3 kPa at 300 K. Calculate the vapour pressure of a one molal solution of a non-volatile, non-ionic solute in water.
Answer: p ≈ 12.08 kPa
Solution
1 molal: 1 mol solute per 1000 g water ( mol).
Mole fraction of solute:
By Raoult's law:
Mole fraction of solute:
By Raoult's law:
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