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The mole fraction of methanol (CH3OH) in aqueous solution is 0.10. If density of the solution is 0.97 g mL-1 , the molarity of the solution will be

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a

4.0 M

b

4.5 M

c

5.0 M

d

5.5 M

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

For x2 = 0.10, let we have n2 = 0.1 mol and n1 = 0.9 mol

The mass of solution will be

m=n1M1+n2M2=(0.9mol)18gmol1+(0.1mol)32mol1=19.4g

The volume of solution will be

V=mρ=19.4g0.97gmL1=20.0ml=20×103L

The molarity of solution will be

M=n2V=0.1mol20×103L=5.0molL1

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The mole fraction of methanol (CH3OH) in aqueous solution is 0.10. If density of the solution is 0.97 g mL-1 , the molarity of the solution will be