Practice question
Question
A solution lowers the vapor pressure of a solvent from 40 mm Hg to 38 mm Hg. What is the mole fraction of the solute?
Explanation
(p⁰ - p/p⁰) = xsolute . (40 - 38/40) = (2/40) = 0.05 .
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