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Reason : When pressure more than osmotic pressure is

applied, pure water is squeezed out of the sea
water through the membrane.
9. Assertion : Camphor is used as solvent in the
determination of molecular masses of
naphthalene, anthracene etc.
Reason : Camphor has high molal elevation constant.
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out 10. Assertion : Elevation in boiling point and depression in
of the options given below : freezing point are colligative properties.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the Reason : All colligative properties are used for the
correct explanation of the assertion. calculaltion of molecular masses.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the 11. Assertion : An increase in surface area increases the rate
correct explanation of the assertion. of evaporation.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false. Reason : Stronger the inter-molecular attractive forces,
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false. fast is the rate of evaporation at a given
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true. temperature. [AIIMS 2002]

1. Assertion : One molal aqueous solution of urea contains 12. Assertion : The boiling and melting points of amides are
higher than corresponding acids.
of urea in
Reason : It is due to strong intermolecular hydrogen
water.
bonding in their molecules. [AIIMS 2002]
Reason : Solution containing one mole of solute in 13. Assertion : The freezing point is the temperature at which
solvent is called as one molal solid crystallizers from solution.
solution. Reason : The freezing point depression is the difference
2. Assertion : If 100 cc of is mixed with between that temperature and freezing point of
100 cc of , the normality of pure solvent. [AIIMS 2000]
the final solution will be 0.30. 14. Assertion : On adding to water its vapour
Reason : Normalities of similar solutions like pressure increases.
can be added. Reason : Addition of non-volatile solute increases the
vapour pressure. [AIIMS 1996]
3. Assertion : If a liquid solute more volatile than the
solvent is added to the solvent, the vapour 15. Assertion : Molar heat of vaporisation of water is greater
pressure of the solution may increase i.e., than benzene.
Reason : Molar heat of vaporisation is the amount of
. heat required to vaporise one mole of liquid at
Reason : In the presence of a more volatile liquid constant temperature. [AIIMS 1996]
solute, only the solute will form the vapours 16. Assertion : Ice melts faster at high altitude.
and solvent will not. Reason : At high altitude atmospheric pressure is high.
4. Assertion : Azeotropic mixtures are formed only by non- [AIIMS 1997]
ideal solutions and they may have boiling 17. Assertion : Molecular mass of benzoic acid when
points either greater than both the determined by colligative properties is found
components or less than both the components. high.
Reason : The composition of the vapour phase is same Reason : Dimerisation of benzoic acid. [AIIMS 1998]
as that of the liquid phase of an azeotropic 18. Assertion : Use of pressure cooker reduces cooking time.
mixutre.
Reason : At higher pressue cooking occurs faster.
5. Assertion : Molecular mass of polymers cannot be [AIIMS 2000]
calculated using boiling point or freezing
point method. 19. Assertion : and are immiscible.
Reason : Polymers solutions do not possess a constant Reason : is a polar solvent. [AIIMS 2002]
boiling point or freezing point.
20. Assertion : Isotonic solution do not show the
6. Assertion : The molecular weight of acetic acid
phenomenon of osmosis.
determined by depression in freezing point
method in benzene and water was found to be Reason : Isotonic solutions have equal osmotic pressure.
different. [AIIMS 2002]
21. Assertion : Increasing pressure on pure water decreases
Reason : Water is polar and benzene is non-polar.
its freezing point.
7. Assertion : and ions are responsible for Reason : Density of water is maximum at 273 K.
maintaining proper osmotic pressure balance [AIIMS 2003]
in the cells of organism.
Reason : Solutions having the same osmotic pressure
are called isotonic solutions.
8. Assertion : Reverse osmosis is used in the desalination of Assertion & Reason
sea water.
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1 a 2 e 3 c 4 b 5 c
6 a 7 d 8 a 9 c 10 b
11 c 12 a 13 b 14 d 15 b
16 d 17 a 18 a 19 c 20 b
21 c