The density of $1 \mathrm{M}$ solution of a compound ' $X$ ' is $1.25 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mL}^{-1}$. The…

The density of $1 \mathrm{M}$ solution of a compound ' $X$ ' is $1.25 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mL}^{-1}$. The correct option for the molality of solution is (Molar mass of compound $X=85 \mathrm{~g}$ )
  1. $1.165 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. $0.858 \mathrm{~m}$
  3. $0.705 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. $1.208 \mathrm{~m}$

Solution

Relation between Molality ( $m$ ), Molarity (M) and density (d) is $m=\frac{1000 M}{1000 \times d-M \times M_{\text {solute }}}$ Msolute denotes molar mass of solute. $m=\frac{1000 \times 1}{(1000 \times 1.25)-(1 \times 85)}=\frac{1000}{1250-85}=\frac{1000}{1165}$ $\mathrm{m}=0.858 \mathrm{~m}$

Asked in: NEET 2023 (Manipur)

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