Calculate the Vapor Pressure of a Solution Prepared by Dissolving

question 48

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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