Chapter 12, Problem 12.26QE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mole fraction of water in the sample has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

Mole fraction:  Mole fraction of a substance in a solution is the number of moles of that substance divided by the total number of moles of all substances present.  The formula is,

  $\begin{array}{l}{\text{χ}}_{\text{A}}\text{=}\frac{\text{Moles}\text{of}\text{A (in}\text{mol)}}{\text{Moles}\text{of}\text{A (in mol) +Moles}\text{of}\text{B (in mol) +Moles}\text{of}\text{C (in mol) +}\mathrm{...}}\\ \\ {\text{χ}}_{\text{A}}\text{=}\frac{\text{Moles}\text{of}\text{A (in}\text{mol)}}{\text{Total}\text{number}\text{of}\text{moles}\text{of}\text{components}\text{(in}\text{mol)}}\end{array}$