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Ch.13 - Solutions & Their Properties

Chapter 13, Problem 144

Elemental analysis of b@carotene, a dietary source of vitamin A, shows that it contains 10.51% H and 89.49% C. Dissolving 0.0250 g of b@carotene in 1.50 g of camphor gives a freezing- point depression of 1.17 °C. What are the molecular weight and formula of b@carotene? [Kf for camphor is 37.7 1°C kg2>mol.]

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