Given: Mass of lauric acid (g): 8.000g Mass of benzoic acid (g): 1.027g Freezing temperature of pure lactic acid(°C): 43.3°C Freezing point of the benzoic acid-lauric acid mixture(°C): 39.8°C m of lauric acid: 1.8m Mols of benzoic acid solute: .0072mol   Question: Determine the accepted molecular weight of benzoic acid from its formula, C6H5CO2H.

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Mass of lauric acid (g): 8.000g

Mass of benzoic acid (g): 1.027g

Freezing temperature of pure lactic acid(°C): 43.3°C

Freezing point of the benzoic acid-lauric acid mixture(°C): 39.8°C

m of lauric acid: 1.8m

Mols of benzoic acid solute: .0072mol

 

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Determine the accepted molecular weight of benzoic acid from its formula, C6H5CO2H.

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