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ELECTRO-CHEMISTRY-2(KOHLRAUSH’S LAW)

1) The conductivity of 0.20 M solution of KCl at 298 K is 0.0248 S cm-1. Calculate its molar
conductivity.

2) The resistance of a conductivity cell containing 0.001 M KCl solution at 298 K is 1500 Ω.
What is the cell constant of conductivity of 0.001 M KCl solution at 298 K is
0.146 × 10-3 S cm-1?
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3) The resistance of a cell (cell constant = 1.1 cm-1) containing 50 KCl was found to be
400 ohms. Find the equivalent conductivity of KCl at this dilution.

4) The resistance of cell containing 0.1 N KCl solution and 0.1 N AgNO3 solution was 337.62
and 362.65 ohms respectively at 298 K. The conductivity of 0.1 N KCl is 0.01286 ohm- cm-
at 298 K. Find the cell constant and equivalent conductance of 0.1 N AgNO3 solution.

5) Calculate the resistivity, conductivity and molar conductivity of a 0.05 M NaOH solution
if the resistance of its column having diameter 1 cm and length 50 cm is 5.55 × 103 ohm.

6) The value of 𝜆∞ -1 2
𝑚 for HCl, NaCl and CH3COONa are 416.1, 126.5 and 91.0 ohm cm mol
-1

respectively. Calculate the value of 𝜆∞

𝑚 for acetic acid.

7) Calculate the 𝜆∞
𝑚 (NH4OH) when corresponding values of NH4Cl, NaOH and NaCl are 150,
248.1 and 126.4 S cm2 mol-1 respectively.

8) A conductivity cell whose cell constant is 3.0 cm-1 is filled with 0.1 M CH3COOH solution.
Its resistance is found to be 4000 ohms. Find out:
(i) molar conductance of 0.1 M CH3COOH solution
(ii) degree of dissociation of acetic acid in this solution.
Given 𝜆∞ -1
𝑚 (CH3COOH) = 400 ohm cm mol .
2 -1

9) The molar conductivity of NH4Cl at infinite dilution is 149.7 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1 and ionic
conductance of hydroxyl ions and chloride ions are 198 and 76.3 respectively. Calculate the
molar conductivity of NH4OH at infinite dilution.

10) The resistance of 0.01 M CH3COOH solution was found to be 2220 ohm in a conductivity
cell having cell constant 0.366 cm-1. Calculate:
(i) molar conductivity (∧𝑚 ) of 0.01 M CH3COOH
(ii) ∧∞𝑚
(iii) degree of dissociation, 𝛼 and
(iv) dissociation constant of the acid.
0 (H + )
[𝜆 = 349.1 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1; 𝜆0 (CH3COOH-) = 40.9 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1]
 Answers

1) 124 S cm2 mol-1 2) 0.219 cm-1 3) 137.5 mhos

4) 119.73 mho cm2 (gm. equiv)-

5) 𝜌 = 87.135 ohm cm or 87.135 × 10-2 ohm m; k = 0.01148 S cm-1

6) 380.6 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1 7) 271.7 S cm2 mol-1

8) (i) 7.5 S cm2 mol-1 (ii) 0.0187 or 1.87%

9) 271.4 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1

10) (i) ∧𝑚 = 16.48 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1 (ii) ∧0 = 390 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1

(iii) 𝛼 = 0.0422 (iv) 𝐾𝑎 =1.86 × 10-5mol L-1.