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Ascorbic acid, Vitamin C, is a water-soluble vitamin. A solution containing 80.5 grams of ascorbic acid, C6H8O6, dissolved in 210 grams of water has a density of 1.22 g/mL at 55°C. Calculate (a) the mole fraction; (b) the molality; (c) the molarity of ascorbic acid in this solution.
(a) Xsolute = 0.038, Xsolvent = 0.962
(b) 2.18 m
(c) 2.66 M