DPP 9 (Solution)

A-1> What is van’t Hoff factor in each of the following cases?

(a) Aqueous K4[Fe(CN)6] which is 20% ionized. (Ans: 1.8)
(b) PCl5 which is 50% dissociated. (Ans: 1.5)
(c) Benzoic acid which forms dimer to the extents of 50% in benzene. (Ans: 3/4)
(d) Glucose solution (Ans: no change)
A-2> When 20 g of naphthoic acid (C11H8O2) is dissolved in 50 g of benzene (K f = 1.72 K kg mol–1), a freezing point
depression of 2 K is observed. The van’t Hoff factor i is
(a) 0.5 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (Ans: a)
A-3> 75.2 g of phenol is dissolved in 1 kg of solvent of K f = 14 k m–1. If depression in freezing point is 7 k calculate % of
phenol that dimerises. (Ans: 75%)
A-4> The elevation in boiling point of a solution of 13.44 g of CuCl 2 in kg of water using the following information will
be (M-M CuCl2 = 134.4 g, Kb = 0.55 K m–1)
(a) 0.16 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.2 (Ans: a)
A-5> 0.004 M Na2SO4 is isotonic with 0.01 M glucose. Degree of dissociation of Na 2SO4 is
(a) 75% (b) 50% (c) 25% (d) 85% (Ans: a)
A-6> The degree of dissociation of Ca(NO3)2 is a dilute solution containing 7 g of the salt per 100 g of water is 70%. If
vapour pressure of water at 100oC is 760 mm. Calculate vapour pressure of solution. (Ans: 746.27 mm)
A-7> Consider separate solution of 0.5 M C2H5OH (aq), 0.1 M Mg3(PO4)2, 0.250 M KBr and 0.125 M Na3PO4 (aq) at
25oC. With statement is true about these solutions, assuming all salts to be strong electrolytes? (Ans: a)
(a) they all have the same osmotic pressure. (b) 0.1 M Mg3(PO4)2 (aq) has highest osmotic pressure.
(c) 0.125 M Na3(PO4) has highest osmotic pressure (d) 0.5 M C2H5OH has highest osmotic pressure
A-8> 2 g of benzoic acid dissolved in 25 g of C6H6 shows a depression in freezing point equal to 1.62 K. Molal depression
constant of C6H6 is 4.9 K kg mol–1. What is the percentage association of acid if it forms double molecule in
solution? (Ans: 99.2 %)
A-9> The values of van’t Hoff factors for KCl, NaCl and K2SO4 respectively are ……
(a) 2, 2 and 2 (b) 2, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 1 and 2 (d) 1, 1 and 1 (Ans: b)
A-10> We have three aqueous solutions of NaCl labeled as ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ with concentrations 0.1 M, 0.01 M and
0.001M, respectively. The value of van’t Hoff factor for these solutions will be in the order …..
(a) iA < iB < iC (b) iA > iB > iC (c) iA = iB = iC (d) iA < iB > iC (Ans: b)
A-11> van’t Hoff factor(i) is given by the expression.
normal molar mass abnormal molar mass
(a) i = (b) i =
abnormal molar mass normal molar mass
Observed coligative property Calculated coligative property
(c) i = (d) i = (Ans: a, c)
Calculated coligative property Observed coligative property
A-12> Why is the mass determined by measuring a colligative property in case of some solutes abnormal? Discuss it with
the help of van’t Hoff factor.
A-13> What is the osmotic pressure of 5.85% NaCl aqueous solution at 300 K when it is 50% ionized? (Ans: 36.945 atm)
A-14> The degree of dissociation (α) of weak electrolyte AxBy is related to van’t Hoff factor (i) by the expression
i 1 i 1 ( x  y  1) ( x  y  1)
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)   (Ans: a)
( x  y  1) ( x  y  1) i 1 i 1
A-15> Which has the highest boiling point?
(a) 0.1 m Na2SO4 (b) 0.1 m C6H12O6 (glucose)
(c) 0.1 m MgCl2 (d) 0.1 m Al(NO3)3 (Ans: d)
B-1> Calculate the osmotic pressure of 2% (w/v) of anhydrous CaCl2 solution at 27oC assuming 90% ionization of CaCl2.
Also report the temperature at which this solution will boil and freeze if K b and Kf for water are 0.51 and 1.86 Km–1.

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 If vapour pressure of water at 27oC is 24 mm, find out the vapour pressure this solution assume molarity and
molality same. (Ans: 23.78 mm)
B-2> A dil. Solution contains m mole of solute A in 1 kg of a solvent with molal elevation constant K b. The solute A
undergoes dimerization as 2 A A2 shows that equilibrium constant for dimer formation is given by
Kb ( Kb m  Tb )
Kc  ; where ∆Tb is elevation in boiling point.
(2Tb  Kb m)2
B-3> Which of the following aqueous solutions should have the highest boiling point?
(a) 1.0 M NaOH (b) 1.0 M Na2SO4 (c) 1.0 M NH4NO3 (d) 1.0 M KNO3 (Ans: b)
B-4> In a comparison to a 0.01 M solution of glucose, the depression in freezing point of a 0.01 M MgCl 2 solution is ….
(a) the same (b) about twice (c) about three times (d) about six times (Ans: c)
B-5> Depression in freezing point of decimolal aqueous monobasic acid HA is 0.18786 oC. Kf (H2O) = 1.86o K kg mol–1.
Calculate:
(i) i (van’t Hoff factor) (Ans: 1.01) (ii) α (degree of dissociation) (Ans: 0.01)
(iii) pH (Ans: 3) (iv) Ka (ionization constant) (Ans: 1.0×10–5)
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B-6> An aqueous solution of a solute AB has boiling point of 101.08 C and freezes at –1.80 C. AB is found to be 100%
ionized at boiling point. If Kb/Kf = 0.3, then AB (Ans: b)
(a) is 100% ionized at the freezing point of solution. (b) behaves as non-electrolyte at the freezing point of solution
(c) forms dimer at the freezing point of solution (d) forms trimer at the freezing point of solution
B-7> AB and CD are two non-volatile solutes dissolved in same solvent, showing following behavior AB A  B .
1
AB is ionized in solvent, α = degree of dissociation CD (CD)2 . CD is dimerised in solvent β = degree of
2
dimerization ∆Tb(AB) = 2∆Tb(CD). If α = 0.80, then β is
(a) 0.50 (b) 0.40 (c) 0.80 (d) 0.20 (Ans: d)
B-8> A solution containing 10 g of a dibasic acid in 1000 g of water freezes at –0.15oC, 10 ml of the acid is neutralized by
12 mL of 0.1 N NaOH solution.
(i). van’t Hoff factor(i) of the dibasic acid is
(a) 1.34 (b) 2.00 (c) 2.72 (d) 3.00 (Ans: a)
(ii). pH of the solution of the acid is
(a) 2.00 (b) 1.70 (c) 3.40 (d) 4.20 (Ans: b)
B-9> A solution containing 0.684 g of cane sugar (C12H22O11) in 100 g water freezes at –0.037oC. A solution containing
0.585 g of NaCl in 100 g water freezes at –0.342oC.
(i). Apparent molecular weight of NaCl is
(a) 58.5 g mol–1 (b) 31.6 g mol–1 (c) 29.25 g mol–1 (d) 117.0 g mol–1 (Ans: b)
(ii). van’t Hoff factor (i) is
(a) 2.0 (b) 1.5 (c) 1.85 (d) 0.85 (Ans: c)
C-1> What is the ratio by weight of NaF and NaI which when dissolved in water produces the same osmotic effect as 0.1
molar solution of urea in water at same temperature? The weight of residue obtained of evaporation of the salt
solution is 0.48 g/100 ml of solution evaporated. Assume complete dissociation of the salt. (Ans: 0.28)
C-2> Relative decrease in vapour pressure of an aqueous of an aqueous NaCl solution is 0.167. Thus number of moles of
NaCl present in 180 g of H2O is …. (Ans: 1)
C-3> Aqueous solution of barium phosphate which is 100% ionized has ∆T f/Kf as 0.40. Hence, given solution is x ×10 –2
molal. What is the value of x? (Ans: 8)
C-4> 0.002 molal aqueous solution of an ionic compound [Co(NH 3)5(NO2)]Cl freezes at –0.00732oC. [Kf(H2O)= 1.86o
mol–1 kg]. How many moles of ions does 1.0 mole of the salt produce on being dissolved in water? (Ans: 2)
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C-5> Solute X (non-electrolyte, non-volatile) is dimerised in solvent A [Kf(A) = 1.86 mol kg] and trimerized in same
amount of solvent B [Kf (B) = 2.72o mol–1 kg]. Depression in freezing point due to X in solvent (A) is depression in
freezing point due to X in solvent (A) is α and depression in freezing point due to X in solvent (B) is β. Then, sum of
the ratio of α and β is …. (Ans: 2)
C-6> A certain mass of a substance when dissolved in 100 g of benzene lowers its freezing point by 1.28 o. The same mass
of solute dissolved in 100 g of water lowers its freezing point by 1.40 o. Substance has normal molar mass in benzene
but completely ionized in water, calculate the number of ions from one unit of substance. Kf(H2O) = 1.86o mol–1 kg,
Kf (Benzene) = 5.12 mol–1 kg. (Ans: 3)

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