1.812 grams of an unknown compound is dissolved into 77.7 grams of benzene, an organic solvent with a freezing point depression constant, Kf = 5.12 oC/m. The freezing point of the pure benzene is 5.51oC and the freezing point of the solution is 4.25 oC. Find the molar mass (molecular weight) of the unknown compound in g/mol.

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1.812 grams of an unknown compound is dissolved into 77.7 grams of benzene, an organic solvent with a freezing point depression constant, Kf = 5.12 oC/m. The freezing point of the pure benzene is 5.51oC and the freezing point of the solution is 4.25 oC. Find the molar mass (molecular weight) of the unknown compound in g/mol.

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