Molar mass of CH3CH2CHClCOOH = 15 + 14 + 13 + 35.5 + 12 + 16 + 16 + 1 = 122.5g mol−1 Therefore, No. of moles present in 10 g of CH3CH2CHClCOOH
$=\frac{10\text{ g}}{122.5\text{ g mol}^{-1}}$ = 0.0816 mol It is given that 10 g of CH3CH2CHClCOOH is added to 250 g of water.
Therefore, Molality of the solution, $=\frac{0.0186}{250}\times1000$ = 0.3264 mol kg-1 Let a be the degree of dissociation of CH3CH2CHClCOOH CH3CH2CHClCOOH undergoes dissociation according to the following equation: $\text{Initial conc. At equilibrium}=\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CHClCOOH}\leftrightarrow\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CHClCOOH}^-+\text{H}^+\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{C mol L}^{-1}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{C}(1-\alpha)\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{C}\alpha\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{C}\alpha$
$\text{K}_\text{a}=\frac{\text{C}\alpha.\text{C}\alpha}{\text{C}(1-\alpha)}$
$=\frac{\text{C}\alpha^2}{1-\alpha}$
Since α is very small with respect to 1, 1 - $\alpha\ ââ€^{o}ˆ1$ $\text{K}_\text{a}=\frac{\text{C}\alpha^2}{1}$
$\text{Now,}\text{ K}_\text{a}=\text{C}\alpha^2$
$\alpha=\sqrt{\frac{\text{K}_\text{a}}{\text{C}}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{1.4\times10^{-3}}{0.3264}}(\because\ \text{K}_\text{a}=1.4\times10^{-3})$
= 0.0655 Again, $\text{Initial moles at equilibrium}=\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}\text{ClCOOH}\leftrightarrow\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}\text{ClCOOH}^-+\text{H}^+\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1-\alpha\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \alpha\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \alpha$
$\text{Total moles of equilibrium = 1− α + α + α}$
$=1+\alpha$
$\text{Therefore,}\text{ i}=\frac{1+\alpha}{1}$
$=1+\alpha$
= 1 + 0.0655 = 1.0655 Hence, the depression in the freezing point of water is given as: $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}=\text{i}.\text{K}_\text{f}\text{m}$ = 1.0655 × 1.86 K kg mol-1 × 0.3264 mol kg-1
= 0.65 K