How many grams of sodium bromide must be dissolved in 400.0 g of water to produce a 0.500 molal solution?

The answer is 20.6 grams.

Explanation:

Molality describes the concentration of a solution. It can be defined as the number of moles of a solute dissolved in 1 kilogram of solvent. Then it is equal to the moles of solute (the substance that dissolves) divided by the kilograms of solvent (the substance used to dissolve):

The molality is expressed in units ().

So, you can apply the following rule of three with the solution being 0.5 molal: if in 1 kg of solution there are 0.5 moles of solute, in 0.4 kg (400 g, being 1kg = 1000g) how many moles of solute are there?

moles=0.2 moles

Now, you know:

Then, The molar mass of sodium bromide NaBr is

NaBr= 23 g/mole + 80 g/mole= 103 g/mole

Now a new rule of three applies, if in 1 mole of sodium bromide there are 103 grams, in 0.2 mole how much mass is there?

mass= 20.6 grams

The answer is 20.6 grams.

answer: the rate of diffusion increases with increase in temperature.

increase in temperature, increases the molecular/particles speed (kinetic energy. diffusion means movement of particles through the material.

generally, the heavier the particle the more it interacts with the environment and more the temperature matters. so higher temperature results in higher diffusion.