A solution contains 17.83 grams of magnesium chloride and 811.7 grams of water.  What is the vapor pressure (in torr) of this solution at 40.00°C?

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A solution contains 17.83 grams of magnesium chloride and 811.7 grams of water.  What is the vapor pressure (in torr) of this solution at 40.00°C?  The vapor pressure of water at this temperature is 55.30 torr.  You should use the experimental value of the van't Hoff factor for this calculation. 

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     Relative lowering of vapour pressure is equal to mole fraction of solute.

    Po -PPo = χsolute

Po -PPo = i * χsolute

Po = vapour pressure of pure solvent, water = 55.30 torr

P  = vapour pressure of solution

i = van't Hoff factor

   = 3 for MgCl2

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