GREEN PARK INTERNATIONAL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAMAKKAL

XII* (CBSE) – CHEMISTRY – ASSIGNMENT – 3

SOLUTIONS
Topics : Colligative properties, Abnormal molar mass Van’t Hoff factor
Choose the correct answer :
1. What is the vapour pressure of a solution at 1) 372.48 K 2) 373.52 K
100°C containing 3g of cane sugar in 33g of 3) 373.052 K 4) 273.52 K
water (Atomic wt. of C = 12, O = 16, H = 1)? 7. A solution of sucrose in 100g of water boils at
1) 760 mm 2) 756.36 mm 100.25°C. If this solution is boiled till its
3) 758.30 mm 4) 752.20 mm temperature is 101°C, the mass of water
2. The vapour pressure of an aqueous solution of evaporated from solution is
glucose is 750 mm of Hg at 373K. The 1) 25g 2) 50g
molality and mole fraction respectively are 3) 75g 4) 80g
1) 0.013 M, 0.74 2) 0.74 M, 0.0132
8. The molecular weight of the organic
3) 0.74 M, 0.98 4) 0.013 M, 0.26 −1
compound is 48.0 g mol . What is the boiling
3. The vapour pressure of acetone at 20°C is 185 point of a solution containing 24.0g of the
torr. When 1.2g of non-volatile substance was solute and 600g of water, when the barometric
dissolved in 100g of acetone at 20°C, its
pressure is such that pure water boils at
vapour pressure was 183 torr. The molar mass
99.725°C.
(g mol−1) of the substance is
(Kb for water = 0.513°C m−1)
1) 32 2) 64
1) 100.12°C 2) 100.79°C
3) 128 4) 488
3) 100.15°C 4) 100.012°C
4. 18g of glucose (C6H12O6) is added to 178.2g
of water. The vapour pressure of water (in 9. The freezing point of a solution containing
torr) for this aqueous solution at 100°C 36g of a compound having empirical formula
1) 7.6 2) 76.0 CH2O in 1.20 kg of water is found to be
3) 752.4 4) 759.0 −0.93°C. The molecular formula of the

5. The molal elevation constant for water is compound is (Kf = 1.86 K kg mol−1)
0.52K kg mol–1. The elevation caused in the 1) CH2O 2) C2H4O2
boiling point of water by dissolving 0.25 mole 3) C3H6O3 4) C4H8O2
of a non-volatile solute in 250g of water will 10. The difference in boiling point and freezing
be point of an aqueous solution containing
1) 0.52°C 2) 0.052°C sucrose (Mol. wt = 342 g mol−1) in 100g of
3) 5.2°C 4) 52°C water is 105°C. If Kf and Kb of water are 1.86
6. When 0.6g of urea is dissolved in 100g of and 0.51 K kg mol−1 respectively. The weight
water, the water will boil at of sucrose in solution is about
(Kb for water = 0.52 Km−1 and normal boiling 1) 34.2g 2) 342g
point of water = 100°C) 3) 7.2g 4) 72g
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11. If the elevation of boiling point of a solution 16. Which of the following solutions are isotonic
of non-volatile, non-electrolytic and non- at the same temperature? (Assume 100%
association solute in a solvent (Kb = xK kg ionization of all salts)
mol−1) is yK, then the depression in freezing 1) 1.5 M AlCl3 and 2M Na2SO4
point of the same concentration would be (Kf 2) 1M NaCl and 2M MgCl2
of solvent = zK kg mol−1)
3) 2.5M KCl and 1.5M Al2(SO4)3
2xz yz
1) 2) 4) 1.5M KCl and 2.5M urea
y x
17. The degree of dissociation (α) of a weak
xz xz
3) 4) electrolyte, AxBy is related to van’t Hoff factor
y 2y
(i) by the expression
12. An aqueous solution containing 3g of a solute
x + y −1 x + y +1
of molar mass 111.6g mol−1 in a certain mass 1) α = 2) α =
i −1 i −1
of water freezes at −0.125°C. The mass of
i −1 i −1
water in grams present in the solution (Kf = 3) α = 4) α =
x + y −1 x + y +1
1.86 K kg mol−1)
18. A certain substance ‘x’ tetramerises in water
1) 300 2) 600
to the extent of 80%. A solution of 3.0g of ‘x’
3) 500 4) 400
in 100g of water lowers the freezing point by
13. What will be the relation between osmotic
0.4°C. The molar mass of ‘x’ is (Kf = 1.86 K
pressure at 273K if 12g of urea (P1), 12g of
kg mol−1)
glucose (P2) and 12g of sucrose (P3) are
dissolved in the same amount of water? 1) 62.4 2) 56.8
1) P3 > P2 > P1 2) P1 > P2 > P3 3) 58.2 4) 55.8
3) P2 > P1 > P3 4) P2 > P3 > P1 19. The Van’t Hoff factor for calcium nitrate
14. A 5.25% solution of a substance is isotonic Ca(NO3)2 is 2.5. Using the dissociation
with 1.5% solution of urea (molar mass = 60 g equilibrium Ca(NO3)2 ⇌ Ca2+ + 2NO3−
mol−1) in the same solvent. If the densities of
the degree of dissociation is
both the solutions are assumed to be equal to
1) 0.25 2) 0.33
1.0 g cm−3, molar mass of the substance will
be 3) 0.06 4) 0.75

1) 115.0 g mol−1 2) 105.0 g mol−1 20. The freezing point of benzene decreases by
0.45°C when 0.2g of acetic acid is added to
3) 210.0 g mol−1 4) 90.0 g mol−1
20g of benzene. If acetic acid associates to
15. The average osmotic pressure of human blood
form a dimer in benzene, percentage
is 7.8 bar at 37°C. The concentration of
association of acetic acid in benzene will be
aqueous NaCl solution that could be used in
(Kf for benzene = 5.12 K kg mol−1)
blood stream is (Assume 100% dissociation)
1) 74.6% 2) 94.6%
1) 7.8 mol L-1 2) 1.5 mol L−1
3) 64.6% 4) 80.4%
3) 0.075 mol L−1 4) 0.15 mol L−1
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21. One molal solution of a carboxylic acid in 1) 1.13 g/cm3 2) 2.00 g/cm3
benzene shows the elevation of boiling point 3) 1.8 g/cm3 4) 2.25 g/cm−3
of 1.518K. The degree of association for 24. Compound PdCl4.6H2O is a hydrated complex
dimerization of the acid in benzene is (Kb for 1 molal aqueous solution of it has freezing
benzene = 2.53 K kg mol-1) point 269.28K. Assuming 100% ionization of
1) 60% 2) 70% complex, calculate the molecular formula of
3) 75% 4) 80% the complex (Kf for water = 1.86K kg mol−1)
22. Van’t Hoff factor for Hg2Cl2 in its aqueous 1) [Pd(H2O)6]Cl4
solution will be (Hg2Cl2 is 80% ionized in the 2) [Pd(H2O)4Cl2]Cl2.2H2O
solution) 3) [Pd(H2O)3Cl3]Cl.3H2O
1) 1.6 2) 2.6 4) [Pd(H2O)2Cl4]4H2O
3) 3.6 4) 4.6 25. Lowering of vapour pressure of 1 molal
23. The freezing point of a solution containing aqueous solution at 100°C is
50 cm3 of ethylene glycol in 50g of water is 1) 13.45 mm Hg 2) 14.12 mm Hg
found to be −34°C. Assuming ideal behavior 3) 31.2 mm Hg 4) 35.2 mm Hg
calculate the density of ethylene glycol (Kf for
water = 1.86 K kg mol−1)