General Chemistry 2

COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES OF SOLUTIONS

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Activity 1: Problem Solving

Directions: Read the problem and answer as directed. Show your solutions. For the molal freezing and boiling
point constants of selected solvents, please refer to the table below.
Table 1. Molal Freezing Point and Boiling Point Constants
Molal freezing-point Normal Molal boiling-point
Normal freezing
Solvent depression boiling point elevation constant,
point (°C)
constant, Kf (°C/m) (°C) Kb (°C/m)
Acetic acid 16.6 3.90 117.9 3.07
Camphor 178.8 39.7 207.4 5.61
Benzene 5.5 5.12 80.1 2.53
Phenol 40.9 7.40 181.8 3.60
Water 0.00 1.86 100.00 0.512

1. The molal elevation constant for water is 0.513 °C/m. When 0.2 mole of sugar is dissolved in 250 g of
water, calculate the temperature at which the solution boils under atmospheric pressure.
2. What is the freezing point of a 0.33 m solution of a nonvolatile nonelectrolyte solute in benzene?
3. If you use 5.76mol of sodium fluoride (NaF) and dissolve this into 3.62 kg of water, what will be the
change in the boiling point of your solution. Assume the Kb of water is 0.51 °C/m.
4. Assume you have a 3.60 m solution that depressed the freezing point of the solution by 0.851°C. What
is the molal freezing point depression constant (Kf) of the solution?
5. A 300. mg sample of caffeine was dissolved in 10.0 g of camphor (Kf = 39.7 °C/m), decreasing the
freezing point of camphor by 3.07 °C. What is the molar mass of caffeine?

Activity 2: Quick Test on Colligative Properties

Directions: Complete the paragraph and find out how much you have learned about colligative properties.
You may use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.
Activity 3: Multiple Choice
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in your activity notebook.

1. Which observation(s) reflect(s) colligative properties?

I. A 0.5 m NaBr solution has a higher vapor pressure than a 0.5 m BaCl2 solution
II. A 0.5 m NaOH solution freezes at a lower temperature than pure water.
III. Pure water freezes at a higher temperature than pure methanol.
A. only I C. only III
B. only II D. I and II
2. What is the freezing point of an aqueous 1.00 m NaCl solution? (Kf=1.86 oC/m and
assume complete dissociation of the salt.)
A. -1.86 oC C. -3.72 oC
B. +1.86 oC D. -0.93 oC
3. An aqueous solution of a nonelectrolyte has a vapor pressure
A. Equal to that of water
B. Equal to that of methanol
C. Lower than that of water
D. More than that of methanol
4. When acetic acid is added to the aqueous solution of benzene, the
A. Freezing point is raised
B. Freezing point is lowered
C. Freezing point does not change
D. Boiling point does not change
5. A 97.30 g sample of a mystery compound is added to 500.0 g of water, raising its boiling
point to 100.78 degrees C. What is the molecular mass of the mystery compound? (Kb=0.512
oC/m).
A. 130 g/mole C. 100 g/mole
B. 260 g/mole D. 230 g/mole
6. Colligative properties depend upon the
A. Type of solution C. Type of solvent
B. Number of solute particles D. Number of solvent particles
7. Which of the following solutes will cause the highest elevation in the boiling point?
A. NaCl B. table sugar C. CaCl2 D. KNO3
8. A semipermeable membrane allows
A. Only solute particles through
B. Only solvent particles through
C. Both solute and solvent particles through
D. Neither solute nor solvent particles
9. Which of the following aqueous solutions will have the lowest freezing point?
A. 0.1 m sodium chloride C. 0.2 m sucrose
B. 0.1 m aluminum nitrate D. all three have the same freezing point
10. Which is not a colligative property?
A. Vapor pressure C. Freezing point depression
B. Boiling point elevation D. Osmotic Pressure