The boiling point of chloroform , CHCl 3 , is 61.700 °C at 1 atmosphere. K b ( chloroform ) = 3.67 °C/m In a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when 14.31 grams...

The boiling point ofchloroform,CHCl₃
, is61.700 °C at 1 atmosphere. K_b(chloroform) =3.67 °C/m


In a laboratory experiment, students synthesized a new compound and found that when14.31 grams of the compound were dissolved in251.4 grams ofchloroform, the solution began to boil at62.240 °C. The compound was also found to be nonvolatile and a non-electrolyte.




What is the molecular weight they determined for this compound ?