The boiling point of diethyl ether, CH3CH2OCH2CH3, is 34.500 °C at 1 atmosphere. Kb(diethyl ether) = 2.02 °C/mIn a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when 14.25 grams of the compound were dissolved in 216.4 grams of diethyl ether, the solution began to boil at 34.875 °C. The compound was also found to be nonvolatile and a non-electrolyte.What is the molecular weight they determined for this compound ?

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The boiling point of diethyl etherCH3CH2OCH2CH3, is 34.500 °C at 1 atmosphere. Kb(diethyl ether) = 2.02 °C/m

In a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when 14.25 grams of the compound were dissolved in 216.4 grams of diethyl ether, the solution began to boil at 34.875 °C. The compound was also found to be nonvolatile and a non-electrolyte.


What is the molecular weight they determined for this compound ?

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