Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Surfing For How Many Liters Of Antifreeze Ethylene Glycol?

Susan asks…Please help with this chemistry question, about freezing point and molality?How many liters of ethylene glycol antifreeze (c2h6O2) would you add to your car radiator containing 15.0 L of water if you needed to protect your engine to -17.8 C? The density of ethylene glycol is 1.1 g/mL. For water, K(freezing) = 1.86 C/m.Nancy answers:17.8 = 1.86 x m
m = 9.57 = moles solute / 15.0 Kg
moles solute =143.6
Mass = 143.6 mol x 62 g/mol =8903 g
V = 8903 / 1.1 =8094 mL = 8.09 LChris

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