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TUTORIAL SHEET – 2
Single Choice Correct Questions
LEVEL – I
1. The relative lowering of vapour pressure is equal to the mole fraction of solute. The law is known as:
(a) Henry’s law (b) Raoult's law (c) Ostwald’s dilution law (d) Van’t Hoff law
2. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and propyl alcohol has a vapour pressure of 290 mm Hg at 300 K. The
vapour pressure of propyl alcohol is 200 mm Hg. If the mole fraction of ethyl alcohol is 0.6, its
vapour pressure (in mm Hg) at the same temperature will be:
(a) 360 (b) 350 (c) 300 (d) 700
3. At 80°C, the vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 520 mm Hg and that of pure liquid B is 1000 mm
Hg. If a mixture solution of A and B boils at 80°C and 1 atm pressure, the amount of A in the
mixture is:
(a) 52 mol % (b) 34 mol % (c) 48 mol % (d) 50 mol %
4. The vapour pressure of water at 20°C is 17.5 mm Hg. If 18 g of glucose (C 6H12O6) is added to 178.2
g of water at 20°C, the vapour pressure of the resulting solution will be:
(a) 0.175 mm Hg (b) 17.325 mm Hg (c) 0.157 mm Hg (d) 16.83 mm Hg
5. The vapour pressure of two liquids P and Q are 80 and 60 torr, respectively. The total vapour
pressure of solution obtained by mixing 3 mole of P and 2 mol of Q would be:
(a) 72 torr (b) 140 torr (c) 68 torr (d) 20 torr
6. Boiling point of benzene is 353.23 K. When 1.8 g of non-volatile solute is dissolved in 90 g of

benzene, boiling point is raised to 354.11 K. If K b (benzene) is 2.53 K kg mol −1 , then the molecular
mass of non-volatile substance is:

(a) 54 g mol −1 (b) 120 g mol −1 (c) 116 g mol −1 (d) 60 g mol −1
7. Vapour pressure of benzene at 30°C is 121.8 mm of Hg. When 15 g of a non-volatile solute is
dissolved in 250 g of benzene, its vapour pressure is decreased to 120.2 mm of Hg. The molecular
weight of the solute is:
(a) 35.67 g (b) 354.8 g (c) 432.8 g (d) 502.7 g
8. The Henry’s law is applicable only when
(a) the gas undergoes association or dissociation in the solution
(b) the gas undergoes any chemical change
(c) the pressure of the gas is not too high and temperature is not too low.
(a) all of the above

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9. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and propylal vapour pressure of 290 mm at 300 K. The pressure of
propylalcohol is 200 mm. The fraction of ethyl alcohol is 0.6, its vapour (in mm) at same
temperature will be:
(a) 700 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 300
10. The vapour pressure of a solution of non-volatile solute is:
(a) less than that of solvent (b) equal to that of solvent
(c) more than that of solvent (d) equal to or more than that of solvent
LEVEL – II
11. Relative decrease in vapour pressure of an aqueous solution NaCl is 0.167, Number of moles of
NaCl present in 180 g H2O is:
(a) 2 mol (b) 1 mol (c) 3 mol (d) 4 mol
12. Vapour pressure of CCL4 at 25°C is 143 mm Hg. 0.5 g of a non-volatile solute (molar mass = 65

mol −1 ) is dissolved in 100 mL of CCl4 (density = 1.538 g mL−1 ). Vapour pressure of solution is:
(a) 141.9 mm Hg (b) 94.4 mm Hg (c) 99.3 mm Hg (d) 144.1 mm Hg
13. The vapour pressure of benzene is 53.3 kPa at 60.6° but it falls to 51.5 kPa when 19 g of a non-
volatile organic compound is dissolved in 500 g benzene. The molar mass of the non-volatile
compound is close to:
(a) 82 (b) 85 (c) 88 (d) 92
14. For a sample of liquid in a closed container, which aspect(s) of vaporization depends on the surface
area of the liquid?
(P) Rate of vaporization (Q) Vapour pressure
(a) P only (b) Q only (c) Both P and Q (d) Neither P nor Q
15. A liquid system consists of two immiscible liquids water and n-butyl chloride distills at one
atmosphere pressure. If vapour pressure of water at that temperature is 570 mm of Hg, then the ratio
of masses of water and n-butyl chloride distilled is:
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 0.58 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
16. At 80°C, the vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 520 mm Hg and that of pure liquid B is 1000 mm
Hg. If a mixture solution of A and B boils at 80°C and 1 atm pressure, the amount of A in the
mixture is: (1 atm = 760 mm Hg)
(a) 34 mol % (b) 48 mol % (c) 50 mol % (d) 52 mol %
17. The vapour pressure of a pure liquid A is 40 mm Hg at 310 K. The vapour pressure of this liquid in a
solution with liquid B is 32 mm Hg. Mole fraction of A in the solution, if it obeys Raoult's law is:
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.4
18. The vapour pressure of two pure isomeric liquids X and Y are 200 torr and 100 torr respectively at a
given temperature. Assuming a solution of these components to obey Raoult's law, the mole fraction
of component X in vapour phase in equilibrium with the solution containing equal amounts of X and
Y, at the same temperature is:
(a) 0.33 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.66 (d) 0.80

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19. A solution of 0.0400 mol of C2H4Br2 and 0.0600 mol of C3H6Br2 exerts a vapour pressure of 145.4
mm Hg at a certain temperature. Determine the vapour pressure of pure C 3H6Br2 at this temperature.
Assume the vapour pressure of C2H4Br2 at this temperature is 173 mm Hg and that the solution
obeys Raoult's law.
(a) 76.2 mm Hg (b) 118 mm Hg (c) 127 mm Hg (d) 138 mm Hg

20. ( ) ( )
What is the mole ratio of benzene PB0 = 150 torr and toluene PT0 = 50 torr in vapour phase if the

given solution has a vapour pressure of 120 torr?

(a) 7 : 1 (b) 7 : 3 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 7 : 8
LEVEL – III

21. ( )
A mixture contains 1 mole of volatile liquid A PA = 100 mm Hg and 3 moles of volatile liquid B

( PB = 80 mm Hg ) . If the solution behaves ideally, the total vapour pressure of the distillate is:
(a) 85 mm Hg (b) 85.88 mm Hg (c) 90 mm Hg (d) 92 mm Hg
22. Water and chlorobenzene are immiscible liquids. Their mixture boils at 90°C under a reduced

pressure of 9.031104 Pa . The vapour pressure of pure water at 90°C is 7.031104 Pa and the
molecular mass of chlorobenzene is 112.5. On mass percent basis, chlorobenzene in the distillate is
equal to:
(a) 50 (b) 22.2 (c) 64 (d) 36
23. The vapour pressure of a solution of a non-volatile and non-electrolyte solute in a solvent is 95% of
the vapour pressure of the pure solvent at the same temperature. If the molecular mass of the solvent
is 0.3 times that of solute, then the mass ratio of solvent and solute is:
(a) 3 : 20 (b) 57 : 10 (c) 1 : 5 (d) 4 : 1
24. The vapour pressure of a solvent is decreased by 10 mm of Hg when a non-volatile solute was added
to the solvent. The mole fraction of solute in the solution is 0.2. What would be the mole fraction of
solvent if decrease in vapour pressure is 20 mm of Hg?
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.6 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.7
25. The vapour pressure of water is 12.3 kPa at 300 K. What is the vapour pressure of 1 molal aqueous
solution of a non-volatile solute at 300 K?
(a) 1.208 kPa (b) 12.08 kPa (c) 0.22 kPa (d) 12.13 kPa
26. What will be the relative lowering in vapour pressure when 1 mole of A ( l ) is dissolved in 9 moles

of B ( l ) . Given both are volatile with vapour pressures as 100 mm of Hg and 300 mm of Hg

respectively?
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.067 (c) 20 (d) 30

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27. Mole fraction of the toluene in the vapour phase which is in equilibrium with a solution of benzene
( p = 120 torr ) and toluene ( p = 80 torr ) having 2.0 mol of each is:
(a) 0.50 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.60 (d) 0.40
28. At 40°C, vapour pressure in torr of methanol and ethanol is P = 119x + 135, where x is the mole
fraction of methanol. Hence:
(a) vapour pressure of pure methanol is 119 torr
(b) vapour pressure of pure ethanol is 135 torr
(c) vapour pressure of equimolar mixture of each is 127 torr
(d) mixture is completely immiscible
29. A solution is prepared containing a 2 : 1 mol ratio of dibromoethane ( C2 H4 Br2 ) and dibromo

propane ( C3 H6 Br2 ) . What is the total vapour pressure over the solution assuming ideal behavior?

Vapour Pressure (mm Hg)

C4 H 4 Br2 173

C3 H 6 Br2 127

(a) 300 mm Hg (b) 158 mm Hg (c) 150 mm Hg (d) 142 mm Hg

30. Water and chlorobenzene are immiscible liquids. Their mixture boils at 90°C under a reduced

pressure of 7.82 104 Pa. The vapour pressure of pure water at 90°C is 7.03 104 Pa. On weight
percent basis, chlorobenzene in the distillate is equal to:

(Mol. wt. of chlorobenzene is 112.5 g mol −1 )

(a) 30 (b) 59 (c) 41 (d) 70

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B B D A A A B C C A

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

B A B A B C A C C A

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

B C B B B B D B B C

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SOLUTIONS
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7.

8.

9. 290 = 200  0.4 + P  0.6

10. Theory based
11. P 2n
= 0.167 =  n = 1mole
P 2n + 10
12. 0.5
143 − Ps 65
=  Ps ; 141.9 mm Hg
143 0.5 100 1.538
+
65 154
13. 53.3 − 51.5 19 78
= 
51.5 M 500
M = 84.8
14.
15.

16. 760 = xA  520 + (1 − xA ) 1000  xA = 0.5

17. 40  xA = 32  xA = 0.8

18. PX X X 200 2

YX = = = = 0.66
PX X X + PY X Y 200 + 100 3

19. 0.04 0.6

145.4 =  173 +  P  P = 127
0.1 0.1

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20.

21.

22.

23. P − P n1 5 m1 / M m 57
=  =  2 =
P n2 95 m2 / 0.3 M m1 10

24.

25. 1000
P = X 2  P = 18 12.3 = 12.08 K Pa
1000
1+
18
26. 1 9
PTotal =  100 +  300 = 280
10 10
300 − 280
Relative lowering = = 0.067
300
27. 1
 80
yA = 2 = 0.40
40 + 60

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28. For V.P. of pure ethanol, put x = 0

29. 2 1
P =  173  127 ; 158
3 3
30.

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