An organic chemist isolates a  colorless liquid from a petroleum sample.  She places the liquid in a pre-weighed flask and puts the flask in boiling water,  which vaporizes the liquid and fills the flask with gas.  She closes the flask and reweighs it.  She obtains the following data: Volume (V) of flask = 196 ml                   T = 99.1°C                        P= 751 mmHg     mass of flask + gas = 81.5 g                           mass of flask = 78.3 g Calculate the molar mass (in g/mol) of the liquid.

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An organic chemist isolates a  colorless liquid from a petroleum sample.  She places the liquid in a pre-weighed flask and puts the flask in boiling water,  which vaporizes the liquid and fills the flask with gas.  She closes the flask and reweighs it.  She obtains the following data:

Volume (V) of flask = 196 ml                   T = 99.1°C                        P= 751 mmHg    

mass of flask + gas = 81.5 g                           mass of flask = 78.3 g

Calculate the molar mass (in g/mol) of the liquid.

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