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CLASS: XII
SOLUTIONS
1. The vapour pressure of benzene at 30°C is 121.8 mm. By adding 15 g of non-volatile solute in
250 g of benzene, its vapour pressure is decreased to 120.2 mm. The molecular weight of solute
is :
(a) 156.6 g
(b) 267.4 g
(c) 356.3 g
(d) 467.4 g
2. Pure benzene freezes at 5.45°C. A 0.374 m solution of tetrachloroethane in benzene freezes at
3.55°C. The Kf for benzene is:
(a) 0.508
(b) 5.08
(c) 50.8
(d) 508
3. 0.450 g of urea (mol.wt.60) in 22.5 g of water show 0.170°C of elevation in boiling point. The
molal elevation constant of water is:
(a) 0.051°C
(b) 0.51°C
(c) 5.1°C
(d) 0.83°C
4. On mixing 3 g of non - volatile solute in 200 mL of water, its boiling point (100°C) becomes
100.52°C. If Kb for water is 0.6 K/m then molecular wt. of solute is :
(a) 10.5 gmol–1
(b) 12.6 gmol–1
(c) 15.7 gmol–1
(d) 17.3 gmol–1.
5. The colligative property is not represented by :
(a) elevation in boiling point
(b) osmotic pressure
(c) optical activity

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 (d) relative lowering of vapour pressure
6. 20 g of a substance were dissolved in 500 mL of water and the osmotic pressure of the solution
was found to be 600 mm of mercury at 15°C. The molecular weight of substance is :
(a) 998
(b) 1028
(c) 1098
(d) 1198
7. Which one of the statements given below concerning properties of solutions, describes a
colligative effect?
(a) Boiling point of pure water decreases by the addition of ethanol
(b) Vapour pressure of pure water decreases by the addition of nitric acid
(c) Vapour pressure of pure benzene decreases by the addition of naphthalene
(d) Boiling point of pure benzene increases by the addition of toluene
8. The average osmotic pressure of human blood is 7.8 bar at 37°C. What is the concentration of
an aqueous NaCl solution that could be used in the blood stream?
(a) 0.16 mol/L
(b) 0.31 mol / L
(c) 0.60 mol / L
(d) 0.45 mol / L
9. A 5% solution (by mass) of cane sugar in water has freezing point of 271 K and freezing point
of pure water is 273.15 K. The freezing point of a 5% solution (by mass) of glucose in water is
(a) 271 K
(b) 273.15K
(c) 269.07 K
(d) 277.23 K
10. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar. A non-volatile,
nonelectrolyte solid weighing 0.5 g is added to 39.0 g of benzene (molar mass 78 g/mol). The
vapour pressure of the solution then is 0.845 bar. What is the molecular mass of the solid
substance?
(a) 58
(b) 180
(c) 170
(d) 145.

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11. At 300K, the vapour pressure of an ideal solution containing 3 mole of A and 2 mole of B is 600
torr. At the same temperature, if 1.5 mole of A and 0.5 mole of C (non-volatile) are added to this
solution the vapour pressure of solution increases by 30 torr. What is the value of 0 pB ?
(a) 940
(b) 405
(c) 90
(d) None of these
12. Exactly 1 g of urea dissolved in 75 g of water gives a solution that boils at 100.114°C at 760
torr. The molecular weight of urea is 60.1. The boiling point elevation constant for water is
(a) 1.02
(b) 0.51
(c) 3.06
(d) 1.51
13. 12g of urea is dissolved in 1 litre of water and 68.4 g of sucrose is dissolved in 1 litre of water.
The lowering of vapour pressure of first case is
(a) equal to second
(b) greater than second
(c) less than second
(d) double that of second
14. At a particular temperature, the vapour pressures of two liquids A and B are respectively 120
and 180 mm of mercury. If 2 moles of A and 3 moles of B are mixed to form an ideal solution,
the vapour pressure of the solution at the same temperature will be (in mm of mercury)
(a) 156
(b) 145
(c) 150
(d) 108
15. A solution of urea (mol. mass 56 g mol–1) boils at 100.18oC at the atmospheric pressure. If Kf
and Kb for water are 1.86 and 0.512 K kg mol–1 respectively, the above solution will freeze at
(a) 0.654oC
(b) –0.654oC
(c) 6.54oC
(d) –6.54oC

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