Calculate the total pressure above 1.0L solution of a 1.42M CH3OH(aq) solution at 25 degrees(C). The vapor pressure of pure methanol at 25 degrees (C) is 127.1 torr and the vapor pressure of the pure water is 23.8 torr at 25 degrees(C. You may assume that the density of the solution is 1.00 g/mol.
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To solve this problem, we need to apply Raoult's Law, which states that the vapor pressure above a solution is directly proportional to the mole fraction of the solvent in the solution.
First, we need to calculate the mole fraction of methanol (CH3OH) in the solution. We can do this by dividing the moles of CH3OH by the total moles of solute (CH3OH) and solvent (H2O).
Since we have a 1.0 L solution of 1.42 M CH3OH, we can calculate the moles of CH3OH by multiplying the concentration (1.42 M) by the volume (1.0 L).
Moles of CH3OH = 1.42 M * 1.0 L = 1.42 moles
Now, since the density of the solution is 1.00 g/mL, we can assume that the mass of the solution is 1.0 L * 1.00 g/mL = 1000 g.
Knowing this, we can calculate the mass of water (H2O) in the solution by subtracting the mass of CH3OH from the total mass:
Mass of H2O = Total mass - Mass of CH3OH
= 1000 g - 1.42 moles * (32.04 g/mol)
≈ 1000 g - 45.488 g
≈ 954.512 g
Next, we can calculate the moles of water (H2O) by dividing the mass of H2O by its molar mass (18.02 g/mol):
Moles of H2O = Mass of H2O / Molar mass of H2O
= 954.512 g / (18.02 g/mol)
≈ 52.994 moles
Now, we can calculate the mole fraction of CH3OH:
Mole fraction of CH3OH = Moles of CH3OH / (Moles of CH3OH + Moles of H2O)
= 1.42 moles / (1.42 moles + 52.994 moles)
≈ 0.0264
According to Raoult's Law, the vapor pressure above the solution is the sum of the products of the mole fractions of each component and their corresponding pure vapor pressures.
Total pressure = (Mole fraction of CH3OH * Vapor pressure of pure CH3OH) + (Mole fraction of H2O * Vapor pressure of pure H2O)
Total pressure = (0.0264 * 127.1 torr) + ((1 - 0.0264) * 23.8 torr)
Now you just need to do the math, and voilà! You'll have the total pressure above the solution at 25 degrees Celsius.
To calculate the total pressure above a solution, you need to consider the vapor pressures of the individual components and their mole fractions in the solution. In this case, the solution contains methanol (CH3OH) and water (H2O).
You can start by calculating the mole fraction of each component in the solution. The mole fraction (X) is calculated by dividing the moles of a specific component by the total moles of all components in the solution.
1) Calculate the moles of CH3OH in the solution:
Molarity (M) = moles of solute / volume of solution (in liters)
Given: Molarity of CH3OH = 1.42 M
Volume of solution = 1.0 L
moles of CH3OH = Molarity × volume of solution
moles of CH3OH = 1.42 M × 1.0 L = 1.42 moles
2) Calculate the moles of H2O in the solution:
Since the density of the solution is given as 1.00 g/mL, and the volume of the solution is 1.0 L, the mass of the solution is 1.0 kg.
The moles of H2O can be calculated using the formula:
moles of solute = mass of solute / molar mass of solute
Given: molar mass of H2O = 18.016 g/mol
mass of H2O = density × volume = 1.00 kg = 1000 g
moles of H2O = 1000 g / 18.016 g/mol ≈ 55.5 moles
3) Calculate the total moles of both components:
The total moles is the sum of the moles of CH3OH and H2O:
total moles = moles of CH3OH + moles of H2O
total moles = 1.42 moles + 55.5 moles = 56.92 moles (taking two decimal places)
4) Calculate the mole fraction of CH3OH and H2O:
mole fraction of CH3OH = moles of CH3OH / total moles
mole fraction of H2O = moles of H2O / total moles
mole fraction of CH3OH = 1.42 moles / 56.92 moles ≈ 0.0249 (taking four decimal places)
mole fraction of H2O = 55.5 moles / 56.92 moles ≈ 0.9751 (taking four decimal places)
5) Calculate the partial pressures of each component:
The partial pressure of each component can be calculated by multiplying its mole fraction by the vapor pressure of the pure component.
partial pressure of CH3OH = mole fraction of CH3OH × vapor pressure of CH3OH
partial pressure of H2O = mole fraction of H2O × vapor pressure of H2O
Given: vapor pressure of CH3OH = 127.1 torr
vapor pressure of H2O = 23.8 torr
partial pressure of CH3OH = 0.0249 × 127.1 torr ≈ 3.16 torr (taking two decimal places)
partial pressure of H2O = 0.9751 × 23.8 torr ≈ 23.19 torr (taking two decimal places)
6) Calculate the total pressure above the solution:
The total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures of the individual components.
total pressure = partial pressure of CH3OH + partial pressure of H2O
total pressure = 3.16 torr + 23.19 torr ≈ 26.35 torr (taking two decimal places)
Therefore, the total pressure above the 1.0 L solution of a 1.42 M CH3OH(aq) solution at 25 degrees (C) is approximately 26.35 torr.