How to Calculate Molality for a 0.5% Urea Solution at 0°C?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the molality of a 0.5% urea solution at 0°C, where the molar mass of urea is specified as 60 g/mol. The osmotic pressure of the solution has been successfully calculated as 1.86 atm. To determine molality, the formula used is molality = number of moles of solute / mass of solvent in kilograms. However, the challenge arises due to the absence of the mass of the solute in the provided data.

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Molality creating problems for me!

calculate the molality and osmotica pressur of a 0.5% solution of urea (Mol Mass=60) in water at 0 degree celsius.

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now my dear friends!

i have calculated successfuly the osmotic pressure in this question which is

osmotic pressure = 1.86 atm

now the problem is this that how to calculate this molality. i know that

molality = no of moles of the solute/ mass of the solvent in kilograms

but you see that here i don't have any masss of the solute given at all.

Please help me

Thanks in advance
 
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