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The osmotic pressure exerted by a solution is equal to the molarity multiplied by the absolute temperature and the gas constant R. Suppose the osmotic pressure of a certain solution is measured to be 22 atm at an absolute temperature of 353K. Write an equation that will let you calculate the molarity c of this solution. Your equation should contain only symbols. Be sure you define each symbol other than R.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Osmotic pressure is defined as the minimum pressure that has to be applied to a solution in order to prevent the inward flow of the pure solvent across a semipermeable membrane.

The formula used to calculate the osmotic pressure of the solution follows:


\pi =iCRT

where,

C = molarity of the solution

T = absolute temperature of the solution


\pi = osmotic pressure exerted by a solution

i = Van't Hoff factor or the ions present in the solution

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