The addition of 10.00 g of a compound to 250 g of naphthalene lowered the freezing point of the solvent by 1.560 K. The crysocopic constant of naphtalene is Kf=7.026 K kg mol⁻¹. a) Calculate the molar mass of the compound? b) What is the molecular formula if its empirical formula is known to be CH₂O

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The addition of 10.00 g of a compound to 250 g of naphthalene lowered the freezing point of the solvent by 1.560 K. The crysocopic constant of naphtalene is Kf=7.026 K kg mol⁻¹.

a) Calculate the molar mass of the compound?

b) What is the molecular formula if its empirical formula is known to be CH₂O

 

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