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Problem 12.92

A forensic chemist is given a white powder for analysis. She dissolves 0.50 g of the substance in 8.0 g of benzene. The solution freezes at 3.9C. Can the chemist conclude that the compound is cocaine (C17H21NO4)? What assumptions are made in the analysis?

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