The molar conductivity of $KCl$ solutions at different concentrations at $298 \ K$ is given below:
$c / mol \ L^{-1}$$\Lambda_m / S \ cm^2 \ mol^{-1}$
$0.000198$$148.61$
$0.000309$$148.29$
$0.000521$$147.81$
$0.000989$$147.09$

Show that a plot of $\Lambda_m$ versus $c^{1/2}$ is a straight line. Determine the values of $\Lambda_m^o$ and $A$ for $KCl$.

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(N/A) The Kohlrausch equation is given by: $\Lambda_m = \Lambda_m^o - A \sqrt{c}$.
To verify this,we calculate $c^{1/2}$ for each concentration:
$c / mol \ L^{-1}$$c^{1/2} / (mol \ L^{-1})^{1/2}$$\Lambda_m / S \ cm^2 \ mol^{-1}$
$0.000198$$0.01407$$148.61$
$0.000309$$0.01758$$148.29$
$0.000521$$0.02283$$147.81$
$0.000989$$0.03145$$147.09$

Plotting $\Lambda_m$ on the y-axis and $c^{1/2}$ on the x-axis yields a straight line.
From the slope of the line,$A = -\frac{\Delta \Lambda_m}{\Delta c^{1/2}} = -\frac{147.09 - 148.61}{0.03145 - 0.01407} \approx -87.46 \ S \ cm^2 \ mol^{-1} (mol \ L^{-1})^{-1/2}$.
Extrapolating the line to $c^{1/2} = 0$ (y-intercept),we get $\Lambda_m^o \approx 150.0 \ S \ cm^2 \ mol^{-1}$.

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