In the lab, a student needs to determine the van't Hoff factor for a deicer in water. Using the same deicer, he prepares six solutions at different concentrations. The freezing point depression constant for water is 1.86°C/m.   Identify the deicer used to prepare the solution.   A. Magnesium chloride, MgCl2   B.  Potassium nitrate, KNO3   C.  Aluminum chloride, AlCl3   D. Sodium acetate, NaC2H3O2

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In the lab, a student needs to determine the van't Hoff factor for a deicer in water. Using the same deicer, he prepares six solutions at different concentrations. The freezing point depression constant for water is 1.86°C/m.


 
Identify the deicer used to prepare the solution.

  A.
Magnesium chloride, MgCl2
  B. 
Potassium nitrate, KNO3
  C. 
Aluminum chloride, AlCl3
  D.
Sodium acetate, NaC2H3O2
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