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Other Homeless Equations

Mole Fraction (\(\chi_l\))

Is the molar concentration of the solute, as a ratio over the molar concentration of all constituents in the sample.

\[ \chi_l=\frac{n_i}{n_{total}} \]

Density/Molarity/Molar Mass

\[ M_x\:(mol/L)=\frac{\rho_x\:(g/L)}{mm_x\:(g/mol)} \]

Wavenumber to energy (\(\bar\nu \to \kjmol\))

\[ \begin{align} \nu_{Hz}&=\frac{c\cdot100}{\bar\nu^{-1}}\\ E_J&=h\nu\\ E_{\kjmol}&=\frac{E_J\cdot N_A}{1000}\\\\ \end{align} \]

Example

To convert \(\bar\nu=404\:cm^{-1}\) to \(\kjmol\)

\[ \begin{align} \nu_{Hz}&=\frac{(3\e{8}\:m\cdot s^{-1})\cdot(100\:cm)}{\frac{1}{404\:cm^{-1}}}=1.212\e{13}\:s^{-1}\\\\ E_J&=(6.626\e{−34}\:J\cdot s)(1.212\e{13}\:s^{-1})=8.030712\e{-21}\:J\\\\ E_{\kjmol}&=\frac{(8.030712\e{-21}\:J)(6.022\e{23}\:mol^{-1})}{1000\:J^{-1}}=4.84\:\kjmol\\ \end{align} \]