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What is the minimum mass of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) that must be dissolved in 14.5 kg...

What is the minimum mass of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) that must be dissolved in 14.5 kg of water to prevent the solution from freezing at −18.6°F? (Assume ideal behavior.)

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Sol . As Freezing point of solution = - 18.6 °F = (-18.6 - 32) × 5/9 = - 28.11°C

Freezing point of solvent (water) = 0°C

So , Depression in freezing point = deltaTf = Freezing point of solvent - Freezing point of solution

= 0 - ( - 28.11)  

= 28.11°C

Now , deltaTf = Kf × m

where kf = freezing point depression constant

m = molality of solution

For water , Kf = 1.86 °C/m

So , m = deltaTf / Kf = 28.11 / 1.86 = 15.1129 m

As Molar mass of ethylene glycol = 62.07 g/mol

Mass of water = 14.5 Kg

So,

molality of solution = Mass of ethylene glycol (in g)

/ ( Molar mass of ethylene glycol (in g/mol) × Mass of water (in Kg) )

And , Mass of ethylene glycol ( in g) = 15.1129 × 62.07 × 14.5  

= 13601.8366 g

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