Molalitas adalah jumlah mol zat terlarut dalam 1 kg pelarut.
$$\bbox[5px, border: 2px solid red] {m = \dfrac{\text{massa zat terlarut}}{\text{Mr}} \times \dfrac{1000}{\text{massa pelarut (gram)}}}$$
Latihan Soal
Soal 01
Asam sulfat sebanyak 0,98 gram dilarutkan ke dalam 250 gram air. Molalitas larutan asam sulfat tersebut adalah…
(Ar H = 1, S = 32, dan O = 16)
(A) 0,01 m
(B) 0,02 m
(C) 0,03 m
(D) 0,04 m
(E) 0,05 m
Jawaban: D
Mr \(\ce{H2SO4}\) = 2 + 32 + 64 = 98
Massa zat terlarut (asam sulfat) = 0,98 gram
Mr \(\ce{H2O}\) = 2 + 16 = 18
Massa pelarut (air) = 250 gram
\(m = \dfrac{\text{massa zat terlarut}}{\text{Mr}} \times \dfrac{1000}{\text{massa pelarut (gram)}}\)
\(m = \dfrac{0,98}{98} \times \dfrac{1000}{250}\)
\(m = \dfrac{1}{100} \times \dfrac{1000}{250}\)
\(m = \dfrac{10}{250}\)
\(m = \dfrac{1}{25}\)
\(m = 0,04 \text{ m}\)
Soal 02
Molalitas larutan etanol \((\ce {C2H5OH})\) 46% adalah…
(Ar H = 1, C = 12, O = 16)
(A) 1,85 m
(B) 10,00 m
(C) 18,52 m
(D) 26,00 m
(E) 36,82 m
Jawaban: C
Mr \((\ce {C2H5OH})\) = 24 + 5 + 16 + 1 = 46
Massa etanol = 46 gram
Massa air = 100 − 46 = 54 gram
\(m = \dfrac{46}{46} \times \dfrac{1000}{54}\)
\(m = 1 \times \dfrac{1000}{54}\)
\(m = 18,52 \text{ m}\)