Solutions

NEST sinɡle choice questions

1.An aqueous solution of glucose containing 18 g of glucose in X g of water freezes at -0.2 °C.
The amount of NaCl to be dissolved in X g of water to have a solution with the same freezing
point is NEST 2007

A. 5.85g
B.18.0 g
C. 11.70 g
D. 2.93 g

2. Consider the elevation of boiling point produced by 0.1 M solutions of the following
I.Sucrose II.KBr III.K₃Fe(CN)₆
IV. K₂CO₃
The correct order of elevation of boiling point is: NEST
2008

A. I>II> IV > III

B. III > IV>II>I
C. I> IV > III > II
D. IV> III>I> II

3. Equal volumes of 1.0M KCI (aq) and 1.0M AgNO₃ (aq) solutions are mixed. The depression
of freezing point of the resulting solution (with respect to water) will be (assume K, for water
= 1.86 K kg mol-1 and Molarity ≈ Molality)
NEST 2010
A. 1.86 K
B. 3.72 K
C. 0.93 K
D. 7.44K

4. The vapour pressure of three liquids P, Q and R, of nearly equal molecular masses is shown
as a function of temperature below. NEST
2015
The correct statement is
A. The normal boiling points follow the order P>Q>R.
B. The variation of pressure with respect to temperature for each liquid is given by
𝑑𝑃/𝑑𝑇 =𝐾/𝑇² where K is a constant.
C. The strength of intermolecular interactions follows the order P>Q>R.
D. The normal boiling point of Q is close to 65°

5. Two dilute solutions, A and B are prepared by dissolving two completely

dissociable solutes, MA (Mol wt. X) and M'A₂ (Mol wt. 2X) in water, respectively. Each
solution contains W₂ g of the respective solute, dissolved in W₁ g of water. If the elevation of
boiling point of A and B are measured to be ΔTb
(A) and ΔTb (B) respectively, the ratio
ΔTb(A)/ΔTb (B) would be
NEST 2019

A. 3/2
B. 4/3
C. ⅔
D. ⅓

6.The elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point of a certain solution of a
monobasic acid HA in benzene are ΔTb, and ΔTf, respectively. HA exists usually as a
monomer, but it dissociates into ions (with degree of dissociation α) at the boiling point Tb of
the solution, whereas at the freezing point Tf of the solution, HA exists as (HA)n , with a fixed
value of n. The molal boiling point elevation constant and molal freezing point depression
constant are Kb, and Kf, respectively. The correct expression for n is NEST2021
A. n = [ΔTb Kf (1+ ɑ)] / (ΔTƒ Kb )
B. n = [ΔTb Kb(1+ ɑ)] / (ΔTƒ Kf )
C. n = (ΔTb Kf ) / [ΔTƒ Kb(1+α)]
D. n =( ΔTb Kb) / [ΔTƒ Kf (1+α)]
7. To determine the exact amount of acetic acid in a sample, 1.5 g of the sample is titrated
against 0.5 N solution of KOH. For the titration, 30 mL solution of KOH is required.
The percentage content (weight wise) of acetic acid in the given sample is
NEST 2021
A. 75 %
B. 90 %
C. 60 %
D. 85 %

IAT questions
1. At 298 K the vapour pressure of an ideal solution containing 1 mol of
liquid L1 and 2 mol of liquid L2 = 500 mm Hg. When 2 mol of L1 is added to
this solution, the vapour pressure of the solution increases by 5%. What are
the respective vapour pressures (in mm Hg) of L1 and L2 in their pare states at 298 K?

IAT2018
A. 500 and 500
B. 563 and 460
C. 513 and 494
D. 500 and 1250

KVPY Questions

1.density of 2.0 M solution of a solute is 1.2 g mL. If the molecular mass of the solute is 100g
mol-1, then the molality of the solution is: KVPY SX
2017
A. 2.0 m
B. 1.2 m
C. 1.0 m
D. 0.6 m

2. value of the henry's law constant of Ar, CO₂, CH₄ and O₂ in 2 water at 25°C are 40.30, 1.67,
0041 nd 34.86 Kbar, respectively. The order of their solubility in water at the same temperature
and pressure is: KVPY SX 2019
A. Ar > O₂ > CO₂> CH₄
B. CH₄> CO₂> Ar> O₂
C. CH₄> CO₂>O₂> Ar
D. Ar >CH₄> CO₂ >O₂
3. At 25°C, the vapour pressure of pure liquid A (mol. Wt. = 40) is 100 torr, while that of pure
liquid B is 40 torr, (mol. Wt. = 80). The vapour pressure at 25°C of a solution containing 20g
of each A and Bis: KVPY SX 2011
A. 80 torr
B. 59.8 torr
C. 68 torr
D. 48 torr

4. Two liquids A and B from ideal solution. At 300 K, the vapour pressure of solution
containing 1 mole of A and 3 mole of B is 550 mm Hg. At the same temperature, if one more
mole of B is added to this solution, the vapour pressure of the solution increases by 10 mm Hg.
Determine the vapour pressure of A and B in their pure states (in mm Hg): KVPY SX
2018
A. 400, 600
B. 500, 500
C. 600, 400
D. None of these

5. A mixture of toluene and benzene forms a nearly ideal solution. Assume PºB and P⁰T to be
the vapor pressures of pure benzene and toluene, respectively. The slope of the line obtained
by plotting the total vapor pressure to the mole fraction of benzene is:-
KVPY/SX-[2020]
A. PºB - P⁰T
B. P⁰T - PºB
C. (PºB + P°T)/2
D. PºB + P⁰T

6. At 300 K the vapour pressure of two pure liquids, A and B are 100 and 500 mm Hg.
respectively. If in a mixture of A and B, the vapour pressure is 300 mm Hg, the mole fractions
of A in the liquid and in the vapour phase, respectively, are-
KVPY/SX-[2011]
A. 1/2 and 1/10
B. 1/4 and ⅙
C. 1/4 and 1/10
D. 1/2 and ⅙

7. The mixture that forms maximum boiling azeotrope is: KVPY/SX-[2015]

A. Heptane + octane
B. Water + nitric acid
C. Ethanol + water
 D. Acetone + carbon disulphide

8. At 298 K, the ratio of osmotic pressure of two solutio of a substance with concentrations of
0.01 M and 0.001 M, respectively, is
KVPY/SX-[2011]
A. 1
B. 100
C. 10
D. 1000

9. At 100°C the vapour pressure of a solution of 6.5 g of a solute in 100 g water is 732 mm. If
Kb = 0.52, the boiling point of this solution will be: KVPY/SX-[2009]
A. 102°C
B. 103°C
C. 101°C
D. 100°C

10. In 108 g of water, 18g of non-volatile compound is dissolved. At 100°C the vapor pressure
of the source 750 mm Hg. Assuming that the compound does not undergo association of
dissociation, the molar the compound in g mol ̄ is KVPY/SX-[2017]
A. 128
B. 152
C. 182
D. 228

11. If molality of the dilute solution is doubled, the value of molal depression constant (Kt)
will be: KVPY/SX-[2014]
A. Halved
B. Tripled
C. Unchanged
D. Doubled

12. A 0.1 molal aqueous solution of a weak acid is 30% ionized. If K, for water is 1.86°C c/m,
the freezing point of the solution will be: KVPY/SX-[2013]
A. -0.18°C
B. -0.54°C
C. -0.36°C
D. -0.24°C
13. The van't Hoff factor (i) for a dilute aqueous solution of the strong electrolyte. Barium
hydroxide is KVPY/SX-[2009]
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

14. The boiling point of 0.001 M aqueous solution of NaCl, Na₂SO₄

K₃PO₄ and CH₃COOH should for order KVPY/SX-[2019]
A. CH₃COOH <NaCl < Na₂SO₄ <K₃PO₄
B. NaCl < Na₂SO₄ < K₃PO₄<CH₃COOH
C. CH₃COOH < K₃PO₄< Na₂SO₄< NaCl
D. CH₃COOH <K₃PO₄ < NaCl < Na₂SO₄

15. The boiling point (in °C) of 0.1 molal aqueous solution of CuSO₄ .5H₂0 at 1 bar is closest
to: [Given: Ebullioscopic (molal boiling point elevation) constant of water, Kb = 0.512 K Kg
mol-]:- KVPY/SX-[2020]
A. 100.36
B. 99.64
C. 100.10
D. 99.90