How do I calculate molality to percent by mass?
Convert 2.35 mol/kg RbNO3 (aq) solution to percent by mass.
Convert 2.35 mol/kg RbNO3 (aq) solution to percent by mass.
1 Answer
Explanation:
Your goal here is to figure out the number of grams of solute present for every
Now, you know that the solution has a molality equal to
To make the calculations easier, pick a sample of this solution that contains exactly
Use the molar mass of the solute to convert the number of moles to grams
2.35 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("moles RbNO"_3))) * "147.473 g"/(1color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mole RbNO"_3)))) = "346.56 g"
This means that the total mass of the sample is equal to
"346.56 g " + quad 10^3 quad "g" = "1346.56 g"
So, you know that you have
100 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g solution"))) * "346.56 g RbNO"_3/(1346.56 color(red)(cancel(color(black)("g solution")))) = "25.7 g RbNO"_3
This means that the solution's percent concentration by mass is equal to
color(darkgreen)(ul(color(black)("% m/m" = "25.7% RbNO"_3))) This tells you that you get
"25.7 g" of rubidium nitrate for every"100 g" of the solution.
The answer is rounded to three sig figs.