372,870 views
33 votes
33 votes
Calculate the mole fraction of each component in a solution of 1.5 mole C2H5OH and 6.8 mole H2O.

User Chong
by
2.3k points

1 Answer

16 votes
16 votes

The mole fraction is the ratio of the number of moles of a component of a solution to the total number of moles. For example:

mole fraction of H₂O = number of moles of H₂O/(total number of moles)

To find the mole fraction of each component we only have to find the total number of moles and then apply the formula.

total number of moles = moles of H₂O + moles of C₂H₅OH

total number of moles = 6.8 moles + 1.5 moles

total number of moles = 8.3 moles

mole fraction of H₂O = moles of H₂O/total number of moles

mole fraction of H₂O = 6.8 moles/(8.3 moles)

mole fraction of H₂O = 0.82

mole fraction of C₂H₅OH = moles of C₂H₅OH/total number of moles

mole fraction of C₂H₅OH = 1.5 moles/(8.3 moles)

mole fraction of C₂H₅OH = 0.18

Answer: the mole fraction of H₂O is 0.82 and the mole fraction of C₂H₅OH is 0.18.

User Javier Perez
by
2.4k points