Which of the following solutions will have the lowest freezing point? Input the appropriate letter. A. 35.0 g of C3H8O in 250.0 g of ethanol (C2H5OH) B. 35.0 g of C4H10O in 250.0 g of ethanol (C2H5OH) C. 35.0 g of C2H6O2 in 250.0 g of ethanol (C2H5OH)

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Answer:

Solution with 35.0 g of [tex]C_3H_8O[/tex] in 250.0 g of ethanol will have lowest freezing point

Explanation:

[tex]\Delta T_f=K_f\times m[/tex]

where,

[tex]\Delta T_f[/tex] =depression in freezing point =  

[tex]K_f[/tex] = freezing point constant  

m = molality

As we can see that higher the molality of the solution more will depression in freezing point of the solution and hence lower will the freezing point of solution.

[tex]Molality=\frac{moles}{\text{mass of solvent in kg}}[/tex]

A. 35.0 g of [tex]C_3H_8O[/tex] in 250.0 g of ethanol.

Moles of [tex]C_3H_8O[/tex]=[tex]\frac{35.0 g}{60 g/mol}=0.5833 mol[/tex]

Mass of solvent i.e. ethanol = 250.0 g = 0.25 kg (1 g = 0.001 kg)

[tex]m=\frac{0.5833 mol}{0.25 kg}=2.33 m[/tex]

B. 35.0 g of [tex]C4H_{10}O[/tex] in 250.0 g of ethanol

Moles of [tex]C_4H_{10}O[/tex][tex]=[tex]\frac{35.0 g}{74 g/mol}=0.4730 mol[/tex]

Mass of solvent i.e. ethanol = 250.0 g = 0.25 kg (1 g = 0.001 kg)

[tex]m'=\frac{0.4730 mol}{0.25 kg}=1.89 m[/tex]

C. 35.0 g of [tex]C_2H_{6}O_2[/tex] in 250.0 g of ethanol

Moles of [tex]C_2H_{6}O_2[/tex]=[tex]\frac{35.0 g}{62g/mol}=0.5645 mol[/tex]

Mass of solvent i.e. ethanol = 250.0 g = 0.25 kg (1 g = 0.001 kg)

[tex]m''=\frac{0.5645 mol}{0.25 kg}=2.26 m[/tex]

[tex]m>m'''>m''[/tex]

Solution with 35.0 g of [tex]C_3H_8O[/tex] in 250.0 g of ethanol will have lowest freezing point

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