A lithium salt used in lubricating grease has the formula LiCnH2n+1O2. The salt is soluble in water

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A lithium salt used in lubricating grease has the formula LiCnH2n+1O2. The salt is soluble in water to the extent of 0.036 g per 100 g of water at 25 oC. The osmotic pressure of this solution is found to be 57.1 torr. Assuming that molality and molarity in such a dilute solution are the same and that the lithium salt is completely dissociated in the solution, determine an appropriate value of n in the formula for the salt.


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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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