Concise Physical Chemistry

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202 SOLUTION CHEMISTRY

Verify this statement by numerical evaluation. Show that it is valid for dilute solutions

only.Hint: Go to your calculus book and search infinite series.

Problem 12.10

A solution is made up so as to have a concentration of 1.428 g of solute per dm^3 in

water. The osmotic pressure exerted by the solvent across a semipermeable membrane

(Fig. 12.7) at 298 K was 0.224 atm. What is the molar mass of the solute?