Identify the Solute with the Lowest Van't Hoff Factor

question 88

Multiple Choice

Identify the solute with the lowest van't Hoff factor.

• A) nonelectrolyte
• B) NaCl
• C) MgSO₄
• D) MgCl₂
• E) FeCl₃

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Definitions:

Achiral

A term describing a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image, lacking chirality.

Meso

Refers to a stereochemical term describing a compound with multiple stereocenters that is superposable on its mirror image, often due to an internal plane of symmetry, thus not being chiral.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different atoms or groups, leading to chirality or mirror-image isomerism.

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and its influence on the chemical and physical properties of substances.