assignment

1. The molar volume of liquid benzene (density=0.877g/ml)increases by a factor of 2750 as it vaporises at 20C and that of liquid toluene
(density=0.867g/ml) increases by a factor of 7720 at 20C. A solution of benzene and toluene at 20C has a vapour pressure of 46 torr. find the mole
fraction of benzene in the vapour above the solution.
2. Calculate the boiling point of a solution containing 0.61g of benzoic acid in 50g of CS2 assuming 84% dimerization of the acid. The boiling point and
Kb of CS2 are 46.2 and 2.3 K Kg /mol respectively.
3. A solution of non-volatile solute in water freezes at -0.30of pure water at 298K is 23.51mm Hg and Kf for water is 1.86 degree/mole. Calculate the
vapour pressure of this solution at 298K.
4. The expression relating molality (m) and mole fraction of the solute(x2) in a solution is :
(a) x2= mM1/1-mM1 (b) x2= 1-mM1/M1m (c) x2= M1m/1+mM1 (d) x2= 1+mM1/mM1
5.The molecular weight of benzoic acid in benzene as determine by depression in freezing point method corresponds to:
(a) Ionization of benzoic acid (b) Dimerization of benzoic acid (c) trimerization of benzoic acid (d) solvation of benzoic acid
6.assertion: increasing pressure on water decreases its freezing point.
reason: density of water is maximum at 273K.
7. assertion: cooking time in pressure cookers is reduced.
reason: boiling point inside the pressure cooker is raised.
8. assertion: osmotic pressure of 0.1M urea solution is less than of 0.1M NaCl solution.
reason: osmotic pressure is not a colligative property.
9.The standard reduction potential for the half cell:NO3-(aq) + 2H+ +e- NO3 + H2O is 0.78V.
(a) Calculate the reduction potential at 8 M H+.
(b) What will be the reduction potential of the half cell on a neutral solution? Assume all other species to be at unit concentration.

10. the standard reduction potential of the Ag+/Ag electrode at 298K is 0.779V. Given that for AgI, Ksp= 8.7 × 10 -17, evaluate the potential of Ag+/Ag
electrode in a saturated solution of AgI. Also calculate the saturated reduction potential of the I-/AgI/Ag electrode.

11.a galvanic cell is connected using the redox reaction,

½ H2 (g) + AgCl(s) H+ +Cl-(aq) + Ag(s). It is represented as
(a) Pt/H2(g)?KCl (soln.)//AgCl(s)/Ag (b) Pt/H2(g)/HCl(soln.)??AgCl(s)/Ag (c)Pt/H2(g)/HCl(soln.)//AgNO3(soln.)/Ag
(d) Pt/AgCl(s)/KCl(soln.)//HCl(soln.)/H2(g)/Pt

12. the equilibrium constant of the reaction.

Cu + 2Ag+(aq) Cu2+(aq) +2Ag(s) , E298K is
(a)21010 (b) 41010 (c) 41010 (d) 2.41010
13. the efficiency of a fuel cell is given by:
(a) (b) (c) (d)

14.a current of 96.5A is passed for 18 min between nickel electrodes in 500ml solution of 2ml Ni(NO3)2. the molarity of solution after electrolysis would
be:
(a) 0.46M (b) 0.92M (c) 0.625M (d) 1.25M

15. in an experiment, 0.04F was passed through 400ml of a 1M NaCl solution. What would be the pH of the solution after electrolysis?
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 6 (e) 9

16. during nuclear explosion, one of the products is Sr(90) with half-life of 28.1 years. If 1of Sr(90) was absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby
instead of calcium. How much of it will remain after 10 years and 60 years if it is not lost metabolically?

17. the time required for 10% completion of a first order reaction at 298K is equal to that requires for its 25% completion at 308K. If the value of A is 4 10 /s,
calculate k at 318K and Ea.
18. The decomposition of a product has value of k as 4.5 3 at 10and energy of avtivation 60KJ /mol. At what temperature would k be 1.5 4 /s?

19. for the decomposition of azoisopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543K, the following data is obtained.
T(sec) P(mm Of Hg)
0 35.0
360 54.0
720 63.0
calculate the rate constant.

20.in a reaction A and B, the initial rate of reaction (r) was measured for different initial concentration of A and B as given below:
A(mol/L) 0.20 0.20 0.40
B(mol/L) 0.30 0.10 0.50
r (mol/L/s) 5.07 10-5 5.07 10-5 1.43 10-4

21. which of the 3d series of the transition metals exhibits the largest number of oxidation states and why?

22. how is variability in oxidation states of transition metals different from that of the non-transition metals? Illustrate with examples.

23. describe the oxidising action of potassium dichromate and write the ionic equations for its reaction with: (a) iodide (b)iron (ii) solution, and (c) H2S

24. what is meant by ‘disproportionation’? Give two examples of disproportionation reaction in aqueous solution.

25. predict which of the following will be coloured in aqueous solution Ti3+, V3+, Sc3+ , Mn3+ , Fe+ , Co2+. Give reason for each.

26. EDTA has coordination number ?

27. the IUPAC name of the coordination compound K3[Fe(CN)6] is?

28. the correct order for the wavelength of absorption in the visible region is
(a) [Ni(NO3)]-3 (b) [Ni(NH3)6]+2 (c) [Ni(H2O)6]+2