SOLUTION WORKSHEET-2
1. 200 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of the protein. The osmotic pressure of
such a solution at 300 K is found to be 2.57 × 10-3 bar. Calculate the molar mass of the protein
(Ans= 61.022gmol-1)
2. Electrolyte solid weighing 0.5 g when added to 39.0 g of benzene (molar mass 78 g mol-1). Vapour
pressure of the solution, then, is 0.845 bar. What is the molar mass of the solid substance?
(Ans= 170gmol-1)
[Link] point of water at 750 mm Hg is 99.63°C. How much sucrose is to be added to 500 g of water
such, that it boils at 100°C. Kb= 0.52K/m. (Ans = 121.7g)
4. Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, C 6H8O6) to be dissolved in 75 g of acetic acid to
lowers its melting point by 1.5°C. Kf = 3.9 K kg mol-1. (Ans = 5.08g)
5. Calculate the osmotic pressure in pascals exerted by a solution prepared by dissolving 1.0 g of
polymer of molar mass 185,000 in 450 mL of water at 37°C. R= 0.083PaLK-1mol-1 (Ans = 30.96Pa)
6. Benzene and toluene form ideal solution over the entire range of composition. The vapour pressure
of pure benzene and toluene at 300 K are 50.71 mm Hg and 32.06 mm Hg respectively. Calculate the
mole fraction of benzene in vapour phase if 80 g of benzene is mixed with 100 g of toluene.
(Ans = 0.60)
7. Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution. What
should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL –1?
(Ans= 16.24M)
8. Calculate (a) molality (b) molarity and (c) mole fraction of KI if the densitof 20% (mass/mass) aqueous
KI is 1.202 g mL-1. (Ans= 1.5m, 1.44M, Mole fraction of KI = 0.0263).
9. An antifreeze solution is prepared from 222.6 g of ethylene glycol (C 2H6O2) and 200 g of water.
Calculate the molality of the solution. If the density of the solution is 1.072 g mL –1, then what shall be
the molarity of the solution? (Ans = 9.11M, 17.95m)
10. Nalorphene (C19H21NO3), similar to morphine, is used to combat withdrawal symptoms in narcotic
users. Dose of Nalorphene generally given is 1.5 mg. Calculate the mass of 1.5 × 10–3 m aqueous
solution required for the above dose. (Mass of solution= 3.21g)
11. Calculate the amount of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) required for preparing 250 mL of 0.15 M solution
in methanol (Moles of benzoic acid= 0.0375mol, Mass of benzoic acid= 5.575g)
12. Calculate the molarity of each of the following solutions: (a) 30 g of Co(NO 3)2. 6H2O in 4.3 L of solution
(b) 30 mL of 0.5 M H2SO4 diluted to 500 mL.( Atomic mass Co= 58.93)
13. Calculate the mass percentage of benzene (C6H6) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) if 22 g of benzene
is dissolved in 122 g of carbon tetrachloride. (Ans CCl4= 84.72%, Benzene = 15.28%)