2.12 Calculate the osmotic pressure in pascals exerted by a solution prepared by dissolving 1.0 g of polymer of molar mass 185,000 in 450 mL of water at 37°C.

It is given that:

Volume of water, V = 450 mL = 0.45 L

Temperature, T = (37 + 273)K = 310 K

Number of moles of the polymer, n=1185000mol

We know that:

Osmotic pressure, π=nVRT

=1185000mol×10.45 L×8.314×103 Pa L K-1mol-1×310 K

= 30.98 Pa

= 31 Pa (approximately)