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Missing Variables?
« on: December 01, 2008, 07:33:35 AM »
This is all I am given:
Assume seawater is a 3.50% solution of NaCl. What is the molality of the solution?

Mass % = [mass component / total mass] x 100
molality = mol solute / kg solvent

Can I use NaCl's molar mass of 58.5g somewhere in the mass percent?

Where am I supposed to get the rest of the numbers from to calculate?

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2008, 07:56:13 AM »
Dear student8607;

Yes, - “your” molar mass of NaCl is correct.
Think about how total mass is related to mass solute and mass solvent and mass%.

So you don’t need something else.
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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2008, 10:11:01 AM »
total mass = mass% / 100?

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2008, 11:15:34 AM »
Dear student8607;

More important for you is:  masstotal = mass Solute + mass Solvent!
(I think you know how to use it in mass%.)

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2008, 12:53:14 PM »
i think that is what i was trying to get at
so since the total 3.50%, does that mean the total mass is 3.50g?

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2008, 01:09:14 PM »
Dear student8607;

No!, - Contrary you’re allowed to select the masstotal free! So select 1.00 kg for it to make it easy.

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2008, 01:32:35 PM »
Dear student8607;

Try it this way:  How much is 3.50 %w/w of 1.00 kg, and how much mass is left for the Solvent.

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2008, 01:52:06 PM »
oh yes. dumb me.
so, 3.50% of 1k (1000g) is 35g of NaCl
there are 965g left over as the solvent

molality = mol solute / kg solvent
0.60mol / 0.965kg = 0.62!

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Re: Missing Variables?
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2008, 02:04:25 PM »
Dear student8607;

Bravo!, - You did it!   Now you can try the other question.

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