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The vapour pressure of acetone at 20^(@)C is 185 torr. When 1.2 g of a non - volatile substance was dissolved in 100 g of acetone at 20^(@)C, its vapour pressure was 183 torr. The molar mass (g mol^(-1)) of the substance is :

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Solution :Vapour pressure of pure ACETONE `P_(A)^(@)=185` torr
Vapour pressure of solution, `P_(S)=183` torr
Molar MASS of solvent, `M_(A)=58` g//mol
as we know`(P_(A)^(@)-P_(S))/(P_(S))=(n_(B))/(n_(A))`
`rArr (185-183)/(183)=(W_(B))/(M_(B))xx(M_(A))/(W_(A))`
`rArr (2)/(183)=(1.2)/(M_(B))xx(58)/(100)`
`rArr M_(B)=(1.2)/(2)xx(58)/(100)xx183=64` g/mol


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