If 4 g of NaOH dissolves in 36 g of H2O, calculate the mole fraction of each component in the solution. Also, determine the molarity of solution (specific gravity of solution is 1 g mL-1).

Number of moles of NaOH,
nNaOH=440=0.1 mol                      {n=Mass (g)Molar mass (g mol-1)}
Similarly, nH2O=3618=2 mol
Mole fraction of NaOH, XNaOH=moles of NaOHmoles of NaOH+moles of H2O
XNaOH=0.10.1+2=0.0476
Similarly, XH2O=nH2OnNaOH+nH2O
=20.1+2=0.9524
Total mass of solution=mass of solute+mass of solvent
=4+36=40 g
Volume of solution=Mass of solutionspecific gravity=40 g1 g mL-1=40 mL
Molarity=Moles of solute×1000Volume of solution (mL)
=0.1×100040=2.5 M