water desalination plant is set up near a salt marsh containing water that is 0.38 M NaCl . Calculate the minimum osmotic pressure that must be applied at 20.°C to purify the water by reverse osmosis. Assume NaCl  is completely dissociated.

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A water desalination plant is set up near a salt marsh containing water that is 0.38 M NaCl . Calculate the minimum osmotic pressure that must be applied at 20.°C to purify the water by reverse osmosis. Assume NaCl  is completely dissociated.

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