Arginine vasopressin is a pituitary hormone. It helps regulate the amount of water in the blood by reducing the flow of urine from the kidneys. An aqueous solution containing 21.8 mg of vasopressin in 100.0 mL of solution has an osmotic pressure at 25°C of 3.71 mmHg. What is the molecular weight of the hormone?

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Arginine vasopressin is a pituitary hormone. It helps regulate the amount of water in the blood by reducing the flow of urine from the kidneys. An aqueous solution containing 21.8 mg of vasopressin in 100.0 mL of solution has an osmotic pressure at 25°C of 3.71 mmHg. What is the molecular weight of the hormone?

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