7.0.00550 g of a highly purified protein Was solution exhibited an osmotic pressure of 0.00157 atm. What is the molecular weight of the protein? (Assume the solution volume is 25.0 mL.) wwww

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solution exhibited an osmotic pressure of 0.00157 atm. What is the molecular weight of the
protein? (Assume the solution volume is 25.0 mL.)
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The expression of molarity and further number of moles of solute can be substituted in the expression of osmotic pressure in order to obtain the formula to calculate the molar mass of protein in the solution.

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