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A 3ml of solution was made by dissolving 20mg of protein at 0°C. The osmotic pressure of the resulting solution is 3.8 torr. The molecular weight of the protein is approximately (in g/mol)
ChemistrySolutionsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2021 (05 Aug Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 300
  • B 3×105
  • C 3×104
  • D 3×103
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3×104

This question is based on osmosis and osmotic pressure. The excess pressure which must be applied to a solution to prevent the passage of solvent into it through a semi-permeable membrane. 

π=WBx Rx TVX MB MB=WBx R x TVX π MB=20 X0.083 x 273 3 x 3.8=3 x 104g mol-1

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