Q.

Kf r for water is 1.86Kg mol1. If your automobile radiator holds 1.0 kg of water, how many grams of ethylene glycol C2H6O2 must you add to get the freezing point of hte solution lowered to - 2.8 °C?

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a

72 g

b

27 g

c

39 g

d

93 g

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Since ΔTf=Kfm we get 

m=ΔTfKf=2.8K1.86Kkgmol1=1.505mol

Since the molality, m=n/m1, we get 

n=mm1=1.505molkg1(1kg)=1.505mol

Finally, the mass of ethylene glycol, C2H6O2 (the molar mass = 62 g mor -1) required will be

m=nMm=(1.505mol)62gmol1=93.3g

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