Chapter 12, Problem 28PE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The molecular mass of the given carbohydrate is to be estimated.

Concept Introduction:

Osmotic pressure is the pressure that is applied to a pure solvent which is needed to prevent any osmotic flow through a semi-permeable membrane. It is represented as:

$\prod =MRT$

Here, $\prod$ is the osmotic pressure, $\text{M}$ is the molarity, $R$ is the gas constant and $\text{T}$ is the temperature.