What mass of the following solution contains 0.100 mol of solute? 0.334 molality NH4NO3
0.334 m = 0.334 mole/kg solvent.
1000g x (0.1 mole/0.334 mole) = ?? g soln to contain 0.1 m
Well, it's time to put on our thinking caps! To find the mass of a solution, we need to know its molality and the amount of solute. And you want to find the mass of a solution that contains 0.100 mol of NH4NO3.
Now, if we know the molality of NH4NO3 is 0.334 molality, we can use this information to calculate the mass of the solution. However, I'm afraid I don't have the critical data I need from you: the density of the solution. You see, to calculate the mass of a solution, we need to know its density.
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To find the mass of the solution containing 0.100 mol of solute, we need to use the formula:
Mass of solute = Moles of solute x Molar mass of solute.
First, we can calculate the molar mass of NH4NO3 (Ammonium nitrate):
- Nitrogen (N) has an atomic mass of 14.01 g/mol.
- Hydrogen (H) has an atomic mass of 1.01 g/mol.
- Oxygen (O) has an atomic mass of 16.00 g/mol.
The molar mass of NH4NO3 is calculated as follows:
(1 * 14.01) + (4 * 1.01) + (3 * 16.00) = 80.05 g/mol.
Next, we can calculate the mass of NH4NO3 using the given molality (0.334 molality NH4NO3) and the formula:
Mass of NH4NO3 = Molality x Mass of solvent x Molar mass of solute.
However, we don't have the mass of the solvent provided in the question.
Thus, we cannot determine the mass of the solution without knowing the mass of the solvent.
To find the mass of the solution, you need to know the molality (moles of solute per kilogram of solvent) and the molar mass of the solute.
Given:
Molality (m) = 0.334 molality
Molar mass (MW) of NH4NO3 = 80.04 g/mol
First, we need to convert the molality to moles of solute.
Moles of solute = Molality × mass of solvent (in kg)
Since we don't know the mass of the solvent, we cannot directly determine the moles of solute. However, we can use the molality formula to determine the mass of the solvent.
Molality (m) = Moles of solute / Mass of solvent (in kg)
Rearranging this formula, we can solve for the mass of solvent:
Mass of solvent (kg) = Moles of solute / Molality
Since we don't know the mass of solvent in this case, we can't directly determine the mass of the solution. However, we can assume a certain mass for the solvent to calculate the mass of the solution, as the molality remains constant.
Let's assume the mass of the solvent is 1 kg.
Mass of solvent (kg) = 1 kg (assumed value)
Now, we can calculate the moles of solute using the mole-molality relationship:
Moles of solute = Molality × Mass of solvent (in kg)
= 0.334 molality × 1 kg
= 0.334 mol
Finally, to find the mass of the solution, we can use the molar mass of NH4NO3 and the moles of solute:
Mass of the solution = Moles of solute × Molar mass of NH4NO3
= 0.334 mol × 80.04 g/mol
= 26.67 g
Therefore, the mass of the solution containing 0.100 mol of solute is approximately 26.67 grams.