Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Blood has an osmotic pressure of at . A saline solution of sodium chloride is to be isotonic with blood. Assume that of the sodium chloride is split into ions. The molar mass of is . Find the total concentration of particles, and the mass of sodium chloride in each litre.
The van’t Hoff factor is . For a solute that gives ions, . For a solute that joins in pairs, . Then and .
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.
Step 1. The particles. From we want , so .
Step 2. The factor. .
Step 3. The salt. Each mole of salt gives of particles, so the salt is .
Step 4. The mass. .
Answer: of particles, and of sodium chloride in each litre.
Check. This is by mass in volume, close to the of the saline used in hospitals.
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