The freezing point of a solution prepared by dissolving 127.3 mg of caffeine in 10.0 g of camphor is lower than that of pure camphor (Kf = 39.7°C/m) by 2.61°C. What is the molar mass of caffeine?   Elemental analysis of caffeine yields the following results: 49.49% C, 5.15% H, 28.87% N, and the remainder O. What is the molecular formula of caffeine? List the elements in the order given by the elemental analysis.

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The presence of a nonvolatile solute causes the freezing point of a solution to be lower than that of the pure solvent. Because freezing point depression depends only on solute concentration and not on the identity of the solute, freezing point depression can be used to determine the molar mass of a solute.
 
The freezing point of a solution prepared by dissolving 127.3 mg of caffeine in 10.0 g of camphor is lower than that of pure camphor (Kf = 39.7°C/m) by 2.61°C. What is the molar mass of caffeine?
 
Elemental analysis of caffeine yields the following results: 49.49% C, 5.15% H, 28.87% N, and the remainder O. What is the molecular formula of caffeine? List the elements in the order given by the elemental analysis.
 
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