Assuming that seawater has a total ion concentration (also known as colligative molarity) of 1.10 M c , calculate how many liters of seawater are needed to produce 45.8 L of fresh water at 20 ∘ C with an applied pressure of 63.0 bar.

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Explanation:

It is known that relation between osmotic pressure and temperature is as follows.

            [tex]\pi = MRT[/tex]

where,   [tex]\pi[/tex] = osmotic pressure

               M = molarity of solution

               R = gas constant

                T = Temperature in Kelvin

The given data is as follows.

           [tex]\pi[/tex] = 63.0 bar,    T = (20 + 273) K = 293 K

           R = 0.0831 L bar/mol K

Therefore, putting the given data into the above formula as follows.

              [tex]\pi = MRT[/tex]

or,           M = [tex]\frac{\pi}{RT}[/tex]

               M = [tex]\frac{63.0 bar}{0.0831 L bar/mol K \times 293 K}[/tex]

                    = 2.58 mol/L

Now,    [tex]M_{1} = M_{c}[/tex] = 1.10 M,    M = 2.58 M

           [tex]V_{1}[/tex] = ?,    [tex]V_{2} = V_{1} - 45.8 L[/tex]

As,    [tex]M_{1}V_{1} = M_{2}V_{2}[/tex]

           [tex]1.10 \times V_{1} = 2.58 (V_{1} - 45.8 L)[/tex]    

           [tex]1.10V_{1} = 2.58V_{1} - 118.16[/tex]          

           [tex]-1.48V_{1}[/tex] = -118.16

                [tex]V_{1}[/tex] = 79.83 L

Thus, we can conclude that the required volume of seawater is 79.83 L.