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What weight of non-volatile solute of molar mass 40 , should be dissolved in 57 gr of octane to reduce it's vapour pressure to 80 %

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answer is 4.

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The vapour pressure of pure octane =P0
The vapour pressure of octane after dissolving the non-volatile solute is
(Ps)=80100=0.8
Molar mass of solute(M2)=40  gr
Mass of octane (W1)=57
Molar mass of octane (C8H18)M1=114
P0PSP0=W2M2×M1W1P00.8P0=W2×11440×57 0.2=W2×240W2=0.2×402=4 W2=4

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What weight of non-volatile solute of molar mass 40 , should be dissolved in 57 gr of octane to reduce it's vapour pressure to 80 %