A 500mL solution is prepared by dissolving 125g of HCl in water. If the density of the solution is 1.65g/cm3, what is the mole fraction? a. 0.023 b. 0.088 c. 0.081 d. 0.15 e. 0.23   When I tried this I got 0.0388, which obviously isn't correct.

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A 500mL solution is prepared by dissolving 125g of HCl in water. If the density of the solution is 1.65g/cm3, what is the mole fraction?

a. 0.023

b. 0.088

c. 0.081

d. 0.15

e. 0.23

 

When I tried this I got 0.0388, which obviously isn't correct.

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