Calculating Molal Boiling point elevation constant HELP

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Calculating Molal Boiling point elevation constant! HELP!

So here's how I did my problem, but the answer I arrived with is wrong. I need help with this...:cry:

Carbon disulfide (CS2) boils at 46.30°C and has a density of 1.261g/mL.
When 0.250 mol of a nondissociating solute is dissolved in 400.0 mL of CS2, the solution boils at 47.46°C. What is the molal boiling point elevation constant for CS2?

Homework Statement


Normal Boiling Point: 46.3°C
0.250mol of solute
400.0mL of CS2 (solvent)

Homework Equations


ΔT[itex]_{b}[/itex]=k[itex]_{b}[/itex](molality)

The Attempt at a Solution


ΔT[itex]_{b}[/itex]=47.46-46.30=1.16°C
molality = 0.250mol/0.400kg = 0.625m

k[itex]_{b}[/itex]= ΔT[itex]_{b}[/itex]/molality.
k[itex]_{b}[/itex]=1.16°C/0.625=1.856.
 
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Borek said:
Try harder.
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piggy, you are given the volume and the density. you want to find the mass, so what do you do?