Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
of glycerol, with molar mass , is dissolved in of water at . Glycerol does not evaporate. The vapour pressure of pure water at this temperature is . Find the lowering of the vapour pressure and the vapour pressure of the solution.
For two volatile liquids, Raoult's law gives each partial pressure as , and the total pressure is the sum, . The vapour has . For a non-volatile solute, and . Mole fractions use moles, so divide each mass by its molar mass first.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. , with of glycerol in of water.
Step 1. Moles. and .
Step 2. Mole fraction of the solute. .
Step 3. The lowering. .
Step 4. The vapour pressure. , which is .
Answer: the pressure falls by , to .
Check. The relative lowering is , so the pressure fell by about . That matches against .
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