A solution of 5. 00 g of lauryl alcohol in 0. 100 kg of benzene freezes at 4. 1°c. what is the approximate molar mass of lauryl alcohol?

Tb = the freezing point of benzene (5.5oC), Ts = the freezing point of the solution, K = the cryoscopic constant (5.12 K*kg/mol for benzene), and Cm = the molality of the solution.

[tex]m_{l}[/tex]/M[tex]m_{s}[/tex] = [tex]C_{m}[/tex] where ml is the mass of lauryl alcohol and ms is the mass of the solvent.

[tex]T_b - T_s =KC m[/tex]=K[tex]m_{l}[/tex]/M[tex]m_{s}[/tex]

Therefore, M=[tex]\frac{Km_{l} }{(T_b - T_s)m_{s} }[/tex]=[tex]5.12*5/0.1(5.5-4.1)[/tex]=183 g/mol.

Lauryl alcohol

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