Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a biochemically useful protein. A 0.303 g0.303 g sample of bovine serum albumin is dissolved in water to make 0.137 L0.137 L of solution, and the osmotic pressure of the solution at 25 ∘C25⁢ ∘C is found to be 0.826 mbar.0.826 mbar. Calculate the molecular mass of bovine serum albumin.

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Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a biochemically useful protein. A 0.303 g0.303 g sample of bovine serum albumin is dissolved in water to make 0.137 L0.137 L of solution, and the osmotic pressure of the solution at 25 ∘C25⁢ ∘C is found to be 0.826 mbar.0.826 mbar. Calculate the molecular mass of bovine serum albumin.

 

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