Chapter 2: Solutions

1. Why is vapour pressure of solution of glucose in water is lower than that of

water?
2. (i) How is osmotic pressure related to the concentration of a solution.
(ii) Why is the osmotic pressure measurement preferred for determining
molecular mass of solute.
3. (i) Two liquids A and B boiling at 1450C and 1900C respectively. Which of them
has a higher vapour pressure at 800C.
(ii) Why is the elevation in boiling point of water different in the following
solution.
(a) 0.1 molar NaCl solution
(b) 0.1 molar sugar solution
(iii) 10ml of liquid A was mixed with 10 ml of liquid B. The volume of the
resulting solution was found to be 19.9 ml. what do you conclude?
4. (a) Define Vant Hoff factor?
(b)What is expected value of Van’t Hoff factor of K3[Fe(CN)6] in dilute
solutions
5. (i) What is the relationship between the Ebullioscopic constant and the elevation
in boiling point of the solution.
(ii) Why does the boiling point of a solvent increases by the presence of a solute
in it.
6. (i) The observed boiling point of mixture of two volatile liquids is more than that
calculated. What type of deviation is noticed?
(ii) Why is an increase in temperature observed on mixing chloroform with
acetone.
7. (i) Why is the freezing point depressed when a non-volatile solute is added.
(ii) Why is CaCl2 used to remove snow on roads
8.Sometimes the molecular mass determined from colligative properties of
solutions, show abnormal values. Explain
9. Explain the following
(i) Solution of Chloroform and Acetone is an example of maximum boiling
azeotrope.
(ii) A doctor advised a person suffering from high blood pressure to take less
quantity of common salt.
10. Calculate the boiling point of a solution prepared by adding 15.0g of NaCl to
25.0g of water ( kb for water =0.512 K Kg/mol, Molar mass of NaCl=58.4 g)
11. A solution prepared by dissolving 8.95 g of gene fragment in 35.0 ml of water has
an osmotic pressure 0.355 torr at 250C. Assuming the gene fragment is non
electrolyte. Determine its molar mass

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 12. What mass of ethylene glycol (molar mass 62.0 g/mol) must be added to 5.5 Kg of
water to lower the freezing point of water from 0oC to -10.0oC ( Kf of water=
1.86K kg /mol)

13. Calculate the amount of KCl which must be added to 1kg of water so that the
freezing point is depressed by 2K( Kf for water 1.86 K kg/mol)

14. Calculate the freezing point of 0.01 molal solution of glucose in water.
(Kf=1.86 Km-1)

15.(i) What are the differences between minimum boiling azeotropes and maximum
boiling azeotropes?
(ii)State Raoult’s law for a solution containing volatile liquids. Write the conditions
necessary for a solution to show ideal behavior
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