Question
Question: What is the mole fraction of the solute in a 2.5m aqueous solution?...
What is the mole fraction of the solute in a 2.5m aqueous solution?
Solution
Molality is also referred to as molal concentration. It is a measure of the concentration of solutes in a solution. The solution is made up of two parts: solute and solvent. The concentration of a solution can be expressed in a variety of ways, including molarity, molality, normality, formality, volume percentage, weight percentage, and part per million.
Complete answer:
According to the question, 2.5molal aqueous solution means 2.5 moles of solute in 1kg solvent,
= moles of solute=2.5
moles of water= \dfrac{{Given\,mass}}{{molar\,mass}}$$$$$$
1 kg=1000gmolarmassofwater=18molesofwater=\dfrac{{1000}}{{18}} = 55.55,Therefore,sonowmolefractionwillbeequalto{x_i} = \dfrac{{{n_i}}}{{{n_{total}}}}So0.043isthemolefractionofthesoluteina2.5Maqueoussolution.Themolefractionormolarfraction(xi)inchemistryisdefinedasaunitoftheamountofaconstituent(expressedinmoles),ni,dividedbythetotalamountofallconstituentsinamixture(alsoexpressedinmoles),ntot.Theexpressioncanbewrittenas={x_i} = \dfrac{{{n_i}}}{{{n_{total}}}}$$
The sum of all the mole fractions is equal to 1.
The same concept expressed with a denominator of 100 is the mole percent, molar percentage, or molar proportion (mol%).
Note:
The amount fraction is another name for the mole fraction. It is the same as the number fraction, which is defined as the number of molecules of one constituent Ni divided by the total number of molecules Ntot. Instead of a Roman x, the mole fraction is sometimes denoted by the lowercase Greek letter (chi). The letter y is recommended by IUPAC for gas mixtures.