24.9 g of an unknown molecular solute is dissolved in 5.01 moles of 1,2-ethanediol (C2H6O2), causing the freezing point of 1,2-ethanediol to decrease by 3.32 °C. Calculate the molar mass of the solute. For 1,2-ethanediol, the molar mass is 62.07 g/mol and Kf = 3.11 °C/m.

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24.9 g of an unknown molecular solute is dissolved in 5.01 moles of 1,2-ethanediol (C2H6O2), causing the freezing point of 1,2-ethanediol to decrease by 3.32 °C. Calculate the molar mass of the solute. For 1,2-ethanediol, the molar mass is 62.07 g/mol and Kf = 3.11 °C/m.

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