Calculate the Vapor Pressure of a Solution Prepared by Dissolving

question 63

Multiple Choice

Calculate the vapor pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.500 mol of a non-volatile solute in 275 g of hexane ( = 86.18 g/mol) at 49.6°C. P°_hexane = 400.0 torr at 49.6°C.

• A) 54 torr
• B) 154 torr
• C) 246 torr
• D) 346 torr
• E) 400. torr

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