The boiling point of ethanol, CH3CH2OH, is 78.500 °C at 1 atmosphere. Kb(ethanol) = 1.22 °C/m In a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when 10.82 grams of the compound were dissolved in 205.4 grams of ethanol, the solution began to boil at 78.736 °C. The compound was also found to be nonvolatile and a non-electrolyte. What is the molecular weight they determined for this compound ? _______________ g/mol

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The boiling point of ethanolCH3CH2OH, is 78.500 °C at 1 atmosphere. Kb(ethanol) = 1.22 °C/m

In a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when 10.82 grams of the compound were dissolved in 205.4 grams of ethanol, the solution began to boil at 78.736 °C. The compound was also found to be nonvolatile and a non-electrolyte.


What is the molecular weight they determined for this compound ?

_______________ g/mol

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