What will be the molality of the solution containing $18.25 \mathrm{~g}$ of $\mathrm{HCl}$ gas in $500…

What will be the molality of the solution containing $18.25 \mathrm{~g}$ of $\mathrm{HCl}$ gas in $500 \mathrm{~g}$ of water?
  1. $0.5 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. ) $0.1 \mathrm{~m}$
  3. $1 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. $0.05 \mathrm{~m}$

Solution

Given, mass of $\mathrm{HCI}=18.25 \mathrm{~g}$ Molar mass of $\mathrm{HCI}=36.5 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{moI}$ Mass of water $=500 \mathrm{~g}=0.5 \mathrm{~kg}$ Number of moles of $\mathrm{HCI}=$ Mass of $\mathrm{HCl} /$ Molar mass of $\mathrm{HCI}=18.25 / 36.6=0.5 \mathrm{moI}$ Molality $=$ Number of moles $/$ Mass of solvent in $\mathrm{kg}$ $ =0.5 / 0.5=1 \mathrm{~m} $ Hence, molality of solution is $1 \mathrm{~m}$, thus correct option is (3)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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