Chapter 17, Problem 126AE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The composition by mass of a solid mixture containing NaNO₃ and Mg(NO₃)₂ needs to be deduced under the given conditions

Concept Introduction:

The depression in freezing point ( ${\text{ΔT}}_{\text{f}}$ ) of a solution in the presence of a solute of molality ( m ) is given as:

  $\begin{array}{l}{\text{ΔT}}_{\text{f}}{\text{ = T}}_{\text{f}}^{\text{0}}-{\text{ T}}_{\text{f}}\\ {\text{ΔT}}_{\text{f}}{\text{=i(K}}_{\text{f}}\text{×m) -----(1)}\end{array}$

Here,

  ${\text{T}}_{\text{f}}^{\text{0}}$ and ${\text{T}}_{\text{f}}$ are the freezing points of the pure solvent and solution respectively.

K_f denotes the freezing point depression constant

i represents the Von’t Hoff factor