A chemist wants to determine the molar mass of a naturally occurring substance isolated from spearmint. She adds 5.431 g of this substance to 25.00 g of acetone (C3H6O; molar mass 58.08 g/mol). The vapor pressure of the solution is determined to be 0.2433 atm at 25°C. The vapor pressure of pure acetone at this temperature is 0.2630 atm. The mole fraction of the solvent is X_solvent= 0.9293.        Using the mole fraction of the solvent, calculate the moles of solute present in the solution. Give your answer to three significant digits.

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A chemist wants to determine the molar mass of a naturally occurring substance isolated from spearmint. She adds 5.431 g of this substance to 25.00 g of acetone (C3H6O; molar mass 58.08 g/mol). The vapor pressure of the solution is determined to be 0.2433 atm at 25°C. The vapor pressure of pure acetone at this temperature is 0.2630 atm. The mole fraction of the solvent is X_solvent= 0.9293.     
 
Using the mole fraction of the solvent, calculate the moles of solute present in the solution. Give your answer to three significant digits.


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