Menthol is a crystalline substance with a peppermint taste

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Problem

Menthol is a crystalline substance with a peppermint taste. A 6.2% (mass/mass) solution of menthol in cyclohexane freezes at

-19.5^\circ\text{C}

. Determine molar mass of menthol. The freezing point and molal depression constant of cyclohexane are

6.5^\circ\text{C}

and

20.2 \text{ K molality}^{-1}