SOLUTIONS –( PYQs )
2025- 26
[Link] 1.5g of a non-volatile solute was dissolved in 59 g of benzene , the boiling point of benzene got raised from
353.23 K to 353.93 K . Calculate the molar mass of solute .( Given Kb for benzene = 2.52 K kg mol-1)
2. Calculate the mass of CaCl2 (i=2.59 ) dissolved in 2.46 litre of water such that its osmotic pressure is 0.70 atm at 270C.
(R = 0.082 Latm K-1mol-1 , molar mass of CaCl2 = 111 g mol-1)
3. When raisins are kept in water , they get swollen . Name the phenomenon involved in this process .
[Link] osmotic pressure is more advantageous than other colligative properties ?
5. Which phenomenon is responsible for desalination of sea water ?
6. A solution containing 8 g of a non- volatile solute in 100 g of diethyl ether boils at 36.86 0C whereas pure diethyl ether
boils at 35.60 0C . Determine the molar mass of solute . . (Kb for diethyl ether = 2.02 K kg mol-1)
7. 60 g of glucose is dissolved in 250 g of water .Calculate the freezing point of this solution . ( molar mass of glucose =
180 g mol-1 , Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1)
2024 – 25
1. At 250C the saturated vapour pressure of water is 24 mm Hg .Find the saturated vapour pressure of a 5 % solution of
urea at the same temperature .( Molar mass of urea = 60 g mol-1 ) .
2 . Define reverse osmosis . Name one SPM which can be used in the process of reverse osmosis .
[Link] do you expect to happen when red blood corpuscles (RBC ‘s ) are placed in 0.5 % NaCl solution ?
[Link] osmotic pressure is a colligative property ?
5. Which of the following will have higher osmotic pressure 1M KCl or 1M urea solution .Justify your answer .
6. A solution containing 15 g urea (molar mass = 60 g mol-1) per litre of solution in water has the same osmotic pressure
(isotonic ) as a solution of glucose (molar mass = 180 g mol-1) in water . Calculate the mass of glucose present in one litre
of its solution .
2023-24
1. 18 g of a non-volatile solute is dissolved in 200 g of water freezes at 272.07 K . Calculate the molecular mass of solute
(Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1)
2. Define reverse osmosis .
[Link] are aquatic species more comfortable in cold water in comparison to warm water ?
4. A solution of containing 2 g of glucose (M= 180 g mol-1) in 100 g of water is prepared at 303 K . If the vapour pressure
of pure water at 303 K is 32.8 mm Hg , what would be the vapour pressure of the solution ?
5 . Predict whether Van’t Hoff factor will be less or greater than one , when ethanoic acid is dissolved in Benzene .
6. Define ideal solution .
7. Calculate the mass of CaCl2 (molar mass = 111 g mol-1) to be dissolved in 500 g water to lower its freezing point by 2 K ,
assuming that CaCl2 undergoes complete dissociation . (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1)
2022-23
[Link] azeotropic mixture of two liquids will have a boiling point lower than either of the two liquids when it is –
(A) shows a negative deviation from Raoult’s law
(B) forms an ideal solution
(C) shows a positive deviation from Raoult’s law
(D) is saturated
2. Solubility of gas in liquid decreases with increases in
(A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Volume (D) Number of solute molecules
[Link] : Elevation in boiling point is a colligative property .
Reason : The lowering of vapour pressure of solution causes elevation in boiling point .
4. Assertion : The enthalpy of mixing ∆mix H is equal to zero for an ideal solution .
Reason : For an ideal solution the interaction between solute and solvent molecule is stronger the interaction between
solute - solute and solvent - solvent molecules .
5. The vapour pressure of pure liquid X and pure liquid Y at 250C are 120 mm Hg and 160 mm Hg respectively .If equal
moles of X and Y are mixed to form an ideal solution , calculate the vapour pressure of the solution .
[Link] 19.5 g of F- CH2-COOH (molar mass = 78 g mol-1) is dissolved in 500 g of water , the depression in freezing point
is observed to be 10C . Calculate the degree of dissociation of F- CH2-COOH . (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1)