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SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK,2023
CLASS 12 - CHEMISTRY

I.ASSIGNMENT

CHAPTER- 1- SOLUTION

1. How does change in temperature changes the molarity and molality values?
2. One litre of sea water weigh 1030 g and contains about 6×10-3g of dissolved O2 . Calculate
the concentration of dissolved oxygen in ppm? (Ans = 5.8 ppm)
3. Calculate the mole fraction of ethanol and water in a sample of rectified spirit which contains
46% ethanol by mass.
4. State Raoult’s Law and Henry’s Law.
5. Define the following terms : (a) Molality (b) Molarity
6. 0.90g of a non – electrolyte was dissolved in 87.90g of benzene. This raised the boiling point
of benzene by 0.25 0C . If the molecular mass of non – electrolyte is 103.0 g/mol, calculate the
molal elevation constant for benzene? (Ans =2.514Kkg/mol)
7. Give various expressions for van’t Hoff factor?
8. Why do gases always tend to be less soluble in liquids as the temperature is raised?
9. Draw the graphs of both deviations from ideal behaviours and Explain minimum and
maximum Boiling Azeotropes.
10. The vapour pressure of at is 854 mm Hg .A solution of 2.0g sulphur in 100g of has a vapour
pressure of 848.9 mm Hg .Calculate the formula of sulphur molecule.
(MB = 254.5 g/mol,S8)
11. Obtain a relationship between relative lowering of vapour pressure and mole fraction of
solute?
12. When 20g of a non – volatile solid is added to 250 ml of water, the freezing point of water
becomes -0.9 0C . Calculate molecular mass of the solid if Kf for water 1.86 K Kg/mol.
(Ans = 165.3 g/mol)
13.The vapour pressure of solvent gets lowered, when a non- volatile solute is added to it. Why?
14. How is boiling point changed when mass of solvent is doubled?
15.What happens when red blood cells are placed in 0.1% NaCl solution?
16. An aqueous solution of glucose, has osmotic pressure of 2.72 atm at 298k. How many moles
of glucose were dissolved per litre of solution? (Ans = 0.111 mol)
17. The osmotic pressure of a 0.0103 molar solution of an electrolyte is found to be 0.70 atm at
273 0C. Calculate van’t Hoff factor. R=0.082 L atm/1 mol/k?
(Ans = 2.76)
18. When kept in water, raisin swells in size. Name and explain the phenomenon
involved with the help of a diagram. Give three applications of the phenomenon.
19. What is the value of van’t Hoff factor if solute molecules undergo dimerisation.
20. (a) 30 g of urea (M = 60 g mol-1) is dissolved in 846 g of water. Calculate the vapour pressure
of water for this solution if vapour pressure of pure water at 298 K is 23.8 mmHg.
(b) Write two differences between ideal solutions and non-ideal solutions.
21. When dehydrated fruits and vegetables are placed in water, they slowly swell and return to
their original form. Why? Would a temperature increase accelerate the process? Explain.
22. 2g each of two solutes A and B (molar mass of A>B) are dissolved separately in 50 g each of
the same solvents. Which will show a greater elevation in boiling point?
23. The value of Henry’s constant KH is _______.
(i) greater for gases with higher solubility. (ii) greater for gases with lower solubility.
(iii) constant for all gases. (iv) not related to the solubility of gases.
24. Some ethylene glycol, HOCH2CH2OH, is added to your car’s cooling system along with 5 kg of
water. If the freezing point of a water-glycol solution is -15.0°C, what is the boiling point of the
solution?
(Kb = 0.52 K kg mol-1 and Kf = 1.86 K kg mol-1 for water). (Ans – 4.190C)
25. Will the depression in the freezing point be the same or different if 0.1 moles of sugar or 0.1
moles of glucose is dissolved in one litre of water?

CHAPTER-2-ELECTROCHEMISTRY
1.Can an electrochemical cell act as electrolytic cell? How?
2.Write Nernst equation for a Daniel cell?
3.State kohlrausch’s Law ?
4.If E°Fe2+/Fe = -0.441 V and E°Fe2+/Fe2+ = 0.771 V, the standard EMF of the reaction,
Fe + 2Fe3+ → 3Fe2+ will be
(a) 1.212 V (b) 0.111 V (C) 0.330 V (d) 1.653 V
5.How is standard electrode potential of a cell related to
(i) Equilibrium constant (ii) Gibbs free energy change
6. The conductivity of an aqueous solution of NaCl in a cell is 92 ohm-1cm-1. The resistance
offered by this cell is 247.8 ohm. Calculate the cell constant? (Ans = 22797.6 cm-1)
7. How is Limiting molar conductivity related to
(i) degree of ionization (ii) dissociation constant.
8. State Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis. How many grams of chlorine can be produced by the
electrolysis of molten NaCl with a current of 1 amp. for 15 min? (Ans = 0.331g)
9. Name the cell used for low current devices like hearing aids, watches etc. Also give the half
cell reactions for such a cell?
10. Rust is a mixture of
(a) FeO and Fe (OH)3 (b) FeO and Fe (OH)2 (c) Fe2O3 and Fe (OH)3 (d) Fe3O4 and Fe (OH)3
11. What is the cell potential for the cell at 250C Cr/Cr3+ (0.10M) ||Fe2+ (0.01M) /Fe
E0(Cr3+) / Cr = - 0.74 V , E0(Fe2+) / Fe = - 0.44 V (Ans = 0.2606 V)
12. A solution of Nickel Nitrate is electrolysed between platinum electrodes using a current of
5 amperes for 20 minutes. What mass of Ni is deposited at the cathode? (Ans = 1.825 g)
13. The molar conductivity of 0.1M CH3COOH solution is 4.6 cm2/mol. What is the conductivity
and resistivity of the solution? (Ans = 0.00046 s/cm,2174 ohm cm)
14. The chemistry of corrosion of iron is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon. Explain
the reactions occurring during the corrosion of iron in the atmosphere.
15. Determine the values of equilibrium constant (Kc) and ΔG° for the following reaction :
Ni(s) + 2Ag+ (aq) → Ni2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s), E° = 1.05 V ,(1F = 96500 C mol-1)
16. If limiting molar conductivity of Ca2+ and Cl– are 119.0 and 76.3 S cm2 mol-1, then the
value of limiting molar conductivity of CaCl2 will be
(a) 195.3 S cm2 mol-1 (b) 271.6 S cm2 mol-1 (c) 43.3 S cm2 mol-1 (d) 314.3 S cm2 mol-1.
17. Write the name of the cell which is generally used in transistors. Write the reactions taking
place at the anode and the cathode of this cell.

18. The emf of the cell:

Ni / Ni2+(1.0 M) // Au3+(1.0 M) / Au (E° = -0.25 V for Ni2+/Ni; E° = 1.5 V for Au3+/Au) is
(a) 1.25 V (b) -1.25 V (c) 1.75 V (d) 2.0 V
19. For the cell Zn(s) | Zn2+(2M) | | Cu2+(0.5 M) | Cu(s)
(a) Write equation for each half-reaction.
(b) Calculate the cell potential at 25 °C. (Ans – 1.082V)
[Given: EZn2+/Zn= – 0.76 V; ECu2+/Cu = + 0 .34V]
20. The standard emf of a galvanic cell involving cell reaction with n = 2 is formed to be 0.295 V
at 25° C. The equilibrium constant of the reaction would be
(a) 1.0 × 1010
(b) 2.0 × 1011
(c) 4.0 × 1012
(d) 1.0 × 102
[Given F = 96500 (mol-1); R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1]
II. Collect all the required Data for your “ INVESTIGATORY PROJECT”
(Aim,Material requirement and its Method)
III. Learn all the chemical test for analysing cation and anion in a sample of salt by salt analysis.

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