Reference no: EM131066911

You are studying an Alzheimer's brain protein for Dr. Durrant which is a tau protein. It is believed to have a mass between 55,000 and 62,000 g/mol. You have been given the task of determining its actual molecular mass. If you assume a mass of 58,500 g/mol, and were to dissolve 5.00 mg in 1.00 mL water, calculate the freezing point depression of this solution, boiling point elevation of this solution, the vapor pressure change (from 23.76 Torr at 25°C) for the solution, the osmotic pressure for the solution, and the height of a column of water corresponding to this osmotic pressure. Which method would you use to experimentally determine the molecular mass of this polymer, and why?