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Thyroxine, an Important Hormone That Controls the Rate of Metabolism

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Thyroxine, an important hormone that controls the rate of metabolism in the body, can be isolated from the thyroid gland.If 0.455 g of thyroxine is dissolved in 10.0 g of benzene, the freezing point of the solution is 5.144°C.Pure benzene freezes at 5.444°C and has a Kf of 5.12°C/m.What is the molar mass of thyroxine?


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