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1. If 10 gram of sucrose is dissolved in
100 grams of water. What is the
mass percentage of the solution?
[Ans: 9.09%]
2. 11 grams of oxalic acid are dissolved
in 500 mL of solution (density=1.1 g
mL-1), what is the mass percentage
of oxalic acid in the solution?
[Ans: 2%]
3. Calculate the mass of aspirin
(C9H8O4) in acetonitrile (CH3CN)
when 6.5 gram of aspirin is
dissolved in 450 grams of
acetonitrile. NCERT
[Ans:1.424%]
4. Calculate the percentage
composition in terms of mass of a
solution obtained by mixing
300 g of a 25% and 400 g of a 40%
solution by mass.
[Ans: 33.57%, 66.43%]
5. 5.8X10-3 grams of dissolved oxygen
is present in one litre of sea water. If
the density of sea water is
1.03 g/Cm3.calculate the
concentration of sea water in ppm.
[Ans: 5.63 ppm]
6. 2.46 grams of NaOH are dissolved in
water and the solution is made to
100 Cm3 in a volumetric flask.
Calculate the molarity of the
solution. [Ans 0.615 M]
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7. Calculate the molarity of pure water,
if the density of water is 1 g/mL.
[ Ans: 55.55 M]
8. Concentrated H2SO4 has a density
1.9 g/mL and is 99% H2SO4 by
weight. Calculate the molarity of
sulphuric acid in the acid.
[Ans:19.19 M]
9. Commercially available
concentrated hydrochloric acid
contains 38% HCl by mass and has
density 1.19 g/Cm3. Calculate the
molarity of this solution.
[Ans 12.4 M]
10. How many mL of 0.1 M HCl are
required to react completely with
1 gram mixture of Na2CO3 and
NaHCO3 containing equimolar
amount of two? NCERT
[Ans: 157.8 ml]
11. Calculate the volume of 80% H2SO4
by weight {density= 1.80 g/mL}
required to prepare 1 litre of 0.2 M
H2SO4 [Ans: 13.60 mL]
12. 100 mL of a solution containing 5 g
of NaOH are mixed with 200 ml of
(M/5) NaOH solution. Calculate the
molarity of the resulting solution.
[Ans: 0.55 M]
13. A 6.90 M solution of KOH in water
contains 30% by mass of KOH.
Calculate the density of KOH
solution. [Ans:1.288 g Cm-3]
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14. 5.85 g of NaCl is dissolved in 200
Cm3 of the solution. calculate the
formality of the solution. [Ans:0.2F]
15. Calculate the formality of sodium
thiosulphate (Na2S2O3.5H2O)
solution, 1.24 gram of which are
dissolved in 100 Cm3 of the solution.
[Ans: 0.05F]
16. Calculate the normality of the
solution containing 31.5 grams of
hydrated oxalic acid (H2C2O4.2H2O)
in 1250 ml of solution. [Ans: 0.4N]
17. Calculate the number of molecules
of oxalic acid (H2C2O4.2H2O) in
100 mL of 0.2 N oxalic acid solution.
[Ans: 6.023X1021]
18. One litre solution of N/2 HCl is
heated in a beaker. It was observed
that when the volume of the
solution is reduced to 600 mL, 3.25g
of HCl is lost. Calculate the
normality of the new solution.
[Ans: 0.685 N]
19. Calculate the molality of the
solution containing 20.7 g of
potassium carbonate dissolve in 500
mL of solution. (Assume density of
solution=1 g/mL) [Ans: 0.313 m]
20. 2.5 g of ethanoic acid is dissolved in
75 g benzene. Calculate the molality
of the solution. NCERT
[Ans: 0.556 m]
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21. The density of a 2.05 M acetic acid
in water is 1.02 g Cm-3. Calculate the
molality of solution. [Ans:2.28 m]
22. Calculate the moles of methanol in
5 L of its 2 m solution. If the density
of the solution is 0.981 kg L-1.
[Ans:9.22 mol]
23. 18 g of glucose is present in 500 Cm3
of its aqueous solution. What is the
molarity of the solution? What
additional data is required if the
molality of the solution is also
required to be calculated.
[Ans: 0.2 M]
24. A solution of glucose in water is
labelled as 10% by weight. What
would be the molarity of the
solution? [Ans: 0.618 m]
25. 100 g of Al(NO3)3 is dissolved in 1 L
of water at 200C. The density of
water at this temperature is 0.9982
g Cm-3 and the density of resulting
solution is 0.9990 g Cm-3. Calculate
the molarity and molality of the
solution.
[Ans: 0.470 m and 0.427 M]
26. Calculate the molarity of a solution
of CaCl2, if on chemical analysis it is
found that 500 mL of CaCl2 solution
contains 1.505X1023 Cl- ions.
[Ans: 0.250 M]
27. Calculate the molarity and molality
of a solution prepared by mixing
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equal volume of 30% by weight of
H2SO4 (density=1.218 g/mL) and
70% by weight of H2SO4
(density=1.610 g/mL).
[Ans: 7.614 M and 11.402 m]
28. Concentrated HNO3 used in the
laboratory is usually 69% by mass of
HNO3. Calculate the volume of the
solution which contains 23 g HNO3.
The density of the concentrated
HNO3 is 1.41 gCm-3. [Ans: 23.64Cm3]
29. A battery acid is 4.27 M H2SO4 (Aq)
and has density of 1.25 g mL-1. what
is the molality of H2SO4 in the
solution. [Ans: 5.135 m]
30. A solution of glucose in water is
labelled as 10% by mass what would
be the molality and molarity of the
solution? [Density of solution=1.2
g/m] [Ans: 0.618 m, 0.667 M]
31. An antifreeze solution is prepared
from 222.6 g of ethylene glycol and
200 g of water. Calculate the
molality of the solution if the
density of this solution be 1.072
g mL-1. What will be the molarity of
the solution. NCERT
[Ans: 9.11 M]
32. Calculate the mole fraction of
ethanol and water in a sample of
rectified spirit which contain 95%
ethanol by mass. [Ans: 0.119,0.881]
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33. Calculate the mole fraction of water
in a mixture of 12 g water, 108 g
acetic acid and 92 g ethanol.
[Ans: 0.149]
34. In a solution of benzene in
chloroform the mole fraction of
benzene is 0.45. Calculate its
percentage by weight in the
mixture. [Ans: 38.81%]
35. Calculate the mole fraction of
ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) in a
solution containing 20% of C2H6O2
by mass. [Ans: 0.068]
36. A solution is 25% water 25% ethanol
and 50% acetic acid by mass.
Calculate the mole fraction of each
component. [Ans: 0.50 0.20, 0.30]
37. Calculate the molality and mole
fraction of a solute in aqueous
solution containing 3 g of urea per
250 g of water. [Ans: 0.2 m,0.0036]
38. What is the mole fraction of the
solute in 2.5 m aqueous solution.
[Ans: 0.043]
39. The mole fraction of water in a
H2SO4 solution is 0.85. Calculate the
molality of the solution. [Ans: 10 m]
40. 2.82 g of glucose are dissolved in
30 g of water. Calculate
a) the molality
b) mole fraction
of the glucose and water.
[Ans: 0.522 m, 0.01, 0.99]
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41. A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g
contains 34.2 g of sugar. Calculate
1) Molal concentration
2) Mole fraction of sugar in the
syrup.
[Ans: 0.556 m, 0.01]
42. What is the volume of 95% H2SO4
(density 1.85 g Cm-3) and what Mass
of water must be taken to prepare
100 Cm3 of 15% solution of H2SO4
(density 1.10 g Cm-3).
[Ans: 9.4 Cm3, 92.6 g]
43. What volume of 10% (w/v) solution
of Na2CO3 will be required to
neutralise 100 ml of HCl solution
containing 3.65 g of HCl.
[Ans: 53.19 mL]
44. The mole fraction of benzene in a
solution with toluene is 0.50.
Calculate the mass percentage of
benzene in the solution.
[Ans:45.88%]
45. A sample of drinking water was
found to be severely contaminated
with chloroform supposed to be
carcinogen the level of
contamination was 15 ppm
1) Express this in percent by mass.
2) Determine the molarity of the
chloroform in water sample.
[Ans: 1.5X10-3 % and 1.255X10-4 m]
46. A commercially available sample of
H2SO4 is 15% H2SO4 by weight
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(density=1.10 g/mL. Calculate
1) molarity 2) normality 3) molality
[Ans:1) 1.68 M 2) 3.37 N 3) 1.8 m]
47. 4.0 g of NaOH are contained in one
decilitre of solution. Calculate 1)
mole fraction 2) molality 3) molarity
of NaOH (density=1.038 g/mL.
[Ans:1) 0.018,2) 1 m,3) 1.002 M]
48. The concentration of solution of
H2SO4 is 18 M and has density 1.84 g
Cm-3. What is the mole fraction and
weight percentage of H2SO4 in the
solution? [Ans: 0.810, 95.870%]
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49. 8.0575X10 kg of Glauber’s salt is
dissolved in water to obtain 1 dm3
of solution of density 1077.2 kg m-3.
Calculate 1) molarity 2) molality
3) mole fraction of Na2SO4 in the
solution.
[Ans: 1) 0.250 M 2) 0.251 m 3)
0.0047]
50. If 20.0 cm3 of 1.0 (M) CaCl2 and 60.0
cm3 of 0.20 (M) CaCl2 are mixed ,
what will be the molarity of final
solution? [Ans: 0.40 (M)]
51. If N2 gas is bubbled through water at
298 K, how many millimoles of N2
gas would dissolve in 1 L of water?
Assume that N2 exert a partial
pressure of 0.987 bar. The KH for N2
at 298 K is 76.48 K bar. NCERT
[Ans:0.716 millimoles.].
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52. Henry’s law constant for oxygen
dissolved in water is 4.34X104 atm
at 250C. If the partial pressure of
oxygen in air is 0.2 atm under
atmospheric condition. Calculate
the concentration (in mole/L) of
dissolved oxygen in water in
equilibrium with air at 250C.
[Ans: 2.55X10-4 mol/L]
53. One litre water under a nitrogen
pressure of 1 atm dissolves 0.02 g of
nitrogen at 293 K. Calculate Henry’s
law constant. [Ans:7.75X104 atm]
54. Calculate the amount of CO2
dissolve at 4 atm in 1 dm3 of water
at 298 K. The henry’s law constant
for CO2 at 298 K is 1.67 Kbar.
[Ans:5.95g]
55. At what partial pressure, oxygen will
have a solubility of 0.06 g L-1 in
water at 293K? Henry’s law constant
(KH) of O2 in water at 293 K is 46.82
Kbar. (Assume the density of the
solution to be same as that water),
[Ans:1.58 bar]
56. The mole fraction of He gas in a
saturated solution at 200C is
1.25X10-6. Calculate the pressure of
He gas above the solution. (KH of He
at 200C = 144.98 Kbar). [Ans:0.181]
57. What concentration of Nitrogen
should be present in a glass of water
at room temperature? Assume a
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pressure of 1 atmosphere and mole
fraction of nitrogen in air of 0.78.
(KH of N2 at =8.42X10-7 M/mm of Hg)
[Ans: 4.99X10-4 M]
58. Dry air contains 79% N2 and 21% O2.
Determine the proportion of N2 and
O2 (in terms of mole fraction)
dissolved in water at 1 atm
pressure. Henry’s law constant for
N2 and O2 in H2O are 8.54X104 atm
and 4.56X104 atm respectively.
[Ans: 2:1]
59. Vapour pressure of chloroform
(CHCl3) and dichloromethane
(CH2Cl2) at 298 K are 200 mm of Hg
and 415 mm of Hg respectively.
i) Calculate vapour pressure of
solution prepared by mixing 25.5 g
of CHCl3 and 40 g of CH2Cl2 at 298 K
ii) Mole fraction of each component
in vapour phase. NCERT
[Ans:347.92 mm of Hg,0.18,0.82]
60. At 298 K the vapour pressure of
pure benzene(C6H6) is 0.256 bar and
the vapour pressure of pure toluene
(C6H5CH3) is 0.0925 bar. If the mole
fraction of benzene in solution is 0.4
i) What is the total vapour pressure
of the solution?
ii) Calculate the composition of
vapour in term of mole fraction.
[Ans:0.1579 bar,0.6485,0.3515]
61. The vapour pressure of ethanol and
methanol are 44.5 and 88.7 mm of
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Hg respectively. An ideal solution is
formed at the same temperature by
mixing 60 g of ethanol and 40 g of
methanol. Calculate the total
vapour pressure of the solution and
the mole fraction of methanol in the
vapour phase.
[Ans: 66.158 torr, 0.66]
62. Benzene and toluene form nearly
ideal solution at a certain
temperature, the vapour pressure of
the pure benzene is 150 torr and of
pure toluene is 50 torr. Calculate the
vapour pressure of the solution
containing equal weight of two
substances at this temperature.
[Ans: 104 torr]
63. Methanol and ethanol forms nearly
ideal solution at 300 K.A solution is
made by mixing 32 g methanol and
23 g ethanol. Calculate the partial
pressure of its constituents and the
total pressure of the solution. At
300K. (P0CH3OH = 90 mm of Hg and
P0C2H5OH = 51 mm of Hg).
[Ans:77.23 mm Hg,16.83 mm of Hg]
64. an aqueous solution containing 28 g
of weight of a liquid. A [mol wt=140]
has a vapour pressure of 0.210 bar
at 370C. Calculate the vapour
pressure of pure liquid. [V.P of water
at 370C = 0.198 bar]
[Ans: 0.4496 bar]
65. At 200C, the vapour pressure of pure
liquid A is 22 mm of Hg and that of
pure liquid B is 75 mm of Hg. What
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these two components that has a
vapour pressure of 48.5 mm of Hg
at this temperature? (Assume ideal
behaviour) [Ans: 0.5, 0.5]
66. Two liquids A and B have vapour
pressure of 0.658 bar and 0.264 bar
respectively. If an ideal solution of
the two. Calculate the mole fraction
of A at which the two liquids have
equal partial pressure. [Ans: 0.286]
67. The vapour pressure of pure liquid A
and B are 450 mm of Hg in 700 mm
of Hg respectively at 350 K.
Calculate the composition of the
liquid mixture if total pressure is 600
mm of Hg. Also find the composition
of the mixture in vapour phase.
[Ans: 0.4, 0.6, 0.3, 0.7]
68. At 293 K, ethyl acetate has vapour
pressure of 72.8 torr of Hg and ethyl
propionate has vapour pressure of
27.7 torr of Hg. Assuming their
mixture obey Raoult's law,
determine the vapour pressure of
mixture containing 25 g of ethyl
acetate and 50 g of ethyl
propanoate. [Ans: 44.252 torr]
69. The liquids X & Y form ideal solution
having vapour pressure 200 and 100
mm of Hg respectively. Calculate the
mole fraction of component X in
vapour phase in equilibrium with an
equimolar solution of the two.
[Ans: 0.67]
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70. At certain temperature, the vapour
pressure (in mm of Hg) of CH3OH
and CH3CH2OH solution is
represented by P=119X+135 where
X is the mole fraction of CH3OH.
What are the vapour pressure pure
component at this temperature?
[Ans: 254 mm of Hg, 135 mm of Hg]
71. Two liquids X and Y on mixing to
form an ideal solution. The vapour
pressure of the solution containing
3 mole of X and 1 mole of Y is
550 mm of Hg but when 4 mole of X
and 1 mole of Y are mixed the
vapour pressure of the solution this
formed is 560 mm of Hg. What will
be the vapour pressure of pure X
and Y at this temperature?
[Ans: P01= 600 mm of Hg, P02 =400
mm of Hg]
72. The vapour pressure of ethyl alcohol
at 298 K is 40 mm of Hg. Its mole
fraction in a solution with methyl
alcohol is 0.80. What is its vapour
pressure in solution, if the mixture
obeys Raoult's law.
[Ans: 32.0 mm of Hg]
73. An aqueous solution of glucose is
made by dissolving 10 gram of
glucose in 90 gram of water at 303 K
be 32.8 mm of Hg. What would be
the vapour pressure of the solution?
[Ans: 32.44 mm of Hg]
74. The vapour pressure of pure liquid
‘A’ at 3100C is 0.158 bar. The vapour
pressure of this liquid in solution
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with liquid ‘B’ is 0.095 bar. Calculate
the mole fraction of a in the
solution. [Ans: 0.601]
75. A solution containing 30 g of non-
volatile solute in 90 g of water has a
vapour pressure of 2.8 k Pa at 298 K.
Further 18 g of water is added to
solution, the new vapour pressure
becomes 2.9 k Pa at 298 k. Calculate
1) molecular mass of the solute,
2) vapour pressure of water at 298 K
[Ans: MB= 34, P0A= 3.4 kPa] NCERT
76. The vapour pressure of pure
benzene at certain temperature is
0.850 bar. A non-volatile non-
electrolyte solid weighing 0.50 g is
added to 39.0 g of benzene. The
vapour pressure of the solution is
0.845 bar. What is the molar mass of
the solid substance. NCERT
[Ans: 170]
77. The vapour pressure of pure
benzene at certain temperature is
2.62 bar. At the same temperature
the vapour pressure of solution
containing 2 g of non-volatile
non- electrolyte solid in 100 g of
benzene is 256 bar. What is the
molecular mass of the solid?
[Ans: 68.12]
78. The vapour pressure of a 5%
aqueous solution of non-volatile
organic substance at 373 K is 745
mm of Hg. Calculate the molar mass
of the solute. [vapour pressure of
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water at 373 k Is 760 mm of Hg.]
[Ans: 48]
79. Vapour pressure of water at 293 K
is 0.0231 bar and the vapour
pressure of solution of 108.24 g of a
compound in 1000 g water at the
same temperature as 0.0228 bar.
calculate the molar mass of the
solute. [Ans: 147.92]
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80. At 25 C the vapour pressure of
water is 23.76 mm of Hg and that of
an aqueous solution of urea is 22.98
mm of Hg. Calculate the molality of
the solution. [Ans: 1.83 (m)]
81. What mass of non-volatile solute,
urea needs to be dissolved in 100 g
of water in order to decrease the
vapour pressure of water by 25%?
What will be the molality of the
solution? [Ans 18.52(m),111.11 g]
82. Urea form and ideal solution in
water. Determine the vapour
pressure of an aqueous solution of
solution containing 10% by mass of
urea at 400C. [ Vapour pressure of
water at 400C = 55.3 mm of Hg]
[Ans: 53.51 mm of Hg]
83. Vapour pressure of water at 200C is
17.5 mm of Hg and lowering of
vapour pressure of a sugar solution
is 0.061 mm of Hg. Calculate
1) Relative lowering of vapour
pressure.
2) vapour pressure of solution.
3) mole fraction of sugar and water.
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[Ans: 0.00348, 17.439, 0.00348,
0.99652]
84. The vapour pressure of water at
200C is 17.5 mm of Hg. A solution of
sucrose (molar mass 342) is
prepared by dissolving 68.4 g in
1000 g of water. Calculate
1) Relative lowering of vapour
pressure.
2) vapour pressure of solution.
[Ans: 0.0036, 17.44]
85. Calculate vapour pressure of an
aqueous solution containing 5% by
mass of urea at 298 K the vapour
pressure of water at 298 K is 23.75
mm of Hg. [Ans: 23.375 mm of Hg]
86. 30 g of urea is dissolved in 846 g of
water. Calculate the vapour pressure
of water for this solution, if vapour
pressure of pure water at 298 K is
23.8 mm of Hg.
[Ans: 23.55 mm of Hg]
87. The vapour pressure of water is 12.3
k Pal at 300 K. Calculate vapour
pressure of one molar solution of a
solute in it. [Ans: 12.079 k Pa]
88. 18 g glucose is dissolved in 1 kg of
water in a sauce pan. At what
temperature will this solution boil?
Kb for water=0.52 k kg mol-1, b.p. of
pure water is 373.15 K NCERT
[Ans:373.202K]
89. A solution of glycerol (C3H8O3) in
water was prepared by dissolving
some glycerol in 500 gram of water.
This solution has a boiling point of
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100.420C while pure water boils at
1000C. What mass of glycerol was
dissolved to make the solution?
Kb for water=0.512 k kg mol-1 .
[Ans: 37.15 g]
90. 10 g of non-volatile solute, when
dissolved in 100 g of benzene raises
its boiling point by 10C. What is the
molecular mass of the solute?
Kb for benzene=2.53 k kg mol-1
[Ans: 253]
91. What elevation in boiling point of
alcohol is to be expected when 5 g
of urea [molar mass=60] are
dissolved in 75 g of it? The molal
elevation constant for alcohol is
1.150C. [Ans: 1.280C]
92. A solution containing 12.5 g of non-
electrolyte substance in 175 g water
gave boiling point elevation of 0.70
K. Calculate the molar mass of the
substance.
[Kb for water=0.52 k kg mol-1]
93. The boiling point of solution
containing 1.5 g of dichlorobenzene
in 100 g of benzene was higher by
0.2680C. Calculate the molar mass
of dichlorobenzene.
[Kb for benzene=2.62 k kg mol-1]
[Ans:146.6 g mol-1]
94. The boiling point of water(1000C)
becomes 100.520C if 3 g of non-
volatile solute is dissolved in 20 ml
of it. Calculate the molar mass of
the solute.
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[Kb for water=0.52 K/molality]
[Ans:150]
95. A solution containing 0.513 g of
naphthalene (molecular mass=128)
in 50 g of CCl4 gives a boiling point
elevation 0.4020C while a solution of
0.625 g of an unknown solute gives
the boiling point elevation of
0.6500C. Find the molar mass of the
unknown solute. [Ans=96.44]
96. On dissolving 3.24 g sulphur in 40 g
of benzene, boiling point of solution
was higher than that of benzene by
0.81 K. Kb value for benzene is 2.53
K kg mol-1. What is the molecular
formula of the sulphur? [Atomic
mass=32 g mol-1] [Ans: S8]
97. A solution containing 8 g of
substance in 100 g of diethyl ether
boils at 36.860C whereas, pure ether
boils at 35.600C. Determine the
molecular mass of the solute.
[For ether Kb = 2.02 K kg mol-1]
98. Molal elevation constant for
benzene is 2.52 K m-1. A solution of
some organic substance in benzene
boils at 0.1260C higher than
benzene. What is the molarity of the
solution? [Ans: 0.05 m]
99.The boiling point of benzene is
353.23 K when 1.80 g of non-volatile
solute was dissolved in 90 g of
benzene, the boiling point is raised
to 354.11 K. Calculate the molar
mass of the solute. (Kb for benzene
is 2.53 K kg mol-1 NCERT
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[Ans: 57.5]
100. A solution containing 0.730 g
of Camphor [Mol wt=152] in 36.8 g
of acetone [b.p 56.300C] boils at
56.550C solution of 0.564 g of an
unknown compound in the same
weight of solvent boils at 56.460C.
Calculate the molar mass of the
unknown compound. [Ans: 183.91]
101. What would be the molar
mass of the compound if 6.21 g of it
dissolved in 24.0 g of chloroform
form a solution that has a b.p of
68.040C. The b.p of pure chloroform
is 61.70C and the b.p elevation
constant, Kb for chloroform is
3.630C/m [Ans: 148.15]
102. A solution prepared by
dissolving 1.25 g of oil of winter
green [methyl salicylate] in a 99.0 g
of benzene has a boiling point of
80.310C. Determine the molar mass
of this compound boiling point of
pure benzene is 80.100C and Kb for
benzene=2.530C kg mol-1.
103. Addition of 0.643 g of
compound to 250 ml of benzene
(density 0.879 g/ml) lowers the
freezing point from 5.510C to 5.030C.
If Kb for benzene is 5.12 K kg mol-1.
Calculate the molar mass of the
compound. [Ans:156.06]
104. 45 gram of ethylene glycol
(C2H6O4) is mixed with 600 gram of
water. Calculate
1) The freezing point of depression.
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2) The freezing point of the solution.
(Kf for water= 1.86 K kg mol-1)
NCERT [Ans:2.25 K and 270.75 K]
105. 1.02 g of urea when dissolved
in 98.5 g of certain solvent
decreases it's freezing point by
0.211 K. 1.60 g of unknown
compound when dissolved in 86.0 g
of the same solvent depresses the
freezing point by 0.34 K. Calculate
the molar mass of the unknown
compound. [Molar mass of urea=60
g mol-1] [Ans: 66.76]
106. The molal freezing point
depression constant of benzene
C6H6 is 4.90 K kg mol-1. Selenium
exists as a polymer of type SeX.
When 3.26 g of selenium is
dissolved in 226 g of benzene, the
observed freezing point is 0.1120C,
lower than for the pure benzene.
Deduce the molecular formula of
selenium. [Atomic mass of
selenium=78.8] [Ans: Se8]
107. When 30.0 g of a non-volatile
solute having the empirical formula
CH2O are dissolved in 800 g of
water, the solution freezes at
-1.160C. What is the molecular
formula of the solute? Kf =1.86
[Ans:C2H4O2]
108. In winter, the normal
temperature in a Himalayan’s valley
was found to be -100C in a 30% by
mass of aqueous solution of
ethylene glycol. (molar mass=62)
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suitable for car radiator? Kf for
water=1.86 K/m. [Ans: -12.860C]
109. An aqueous solution freezes
at 272.07 K while pure water freezes
that 273 K. Determine the molality
and boiling point of the solution.
Kf=1.86 K/m Kb=0.512 K/m
[Ans: 0.5 (m) and 373.256 K]
110. 1.00 gram of non-electrolyte
solute dissolved in 50 g of benzene
lowered the freezing point of
benzene by 0.40 K. Find the molar
mass of the solute. Given, Kf=5.12
[Ans: 256 g mol-1]
111. When 2.56 g of sulphur was
dissolved in 100 g of CS2 the freezing
point is lowered by 0.383 K.
Determine the formula of the
sulphur. [Kf for CS2= 3.83 K kg mol-1]
[Ans: S8]
112. What mass of ethylene glycol
[molar mass=62] must be added to
5.50 kg of water to lower the
freezing point of water from 00C to -
100C? [Kf = 1.86 K kg mol-1]
[Ans: 1.833 kg]
113. Two aqueous solution
containing respectively 7.5 g urea
and 42.75 g substance X in 100 gram
of water freezes at the same
temperature. Calculate the molar
mass of X. [Ans: 342]
114. Calculate the mass of the
compound molar mass 256 to be
dissolved in 75 g of benzene to
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Kf= 5.12 K kg mol-1 [Ans: 1.8 g]
115. A solution containing 18 g of
non-volatile solute in 200 g of H2O
freezes add 272.07 K. Find the
molecular mass of the solute.
Kf=1.86 [Ans: 155 g mol-1]
116. A 4% solution [w/w] of
sucrose in water has freezing point
of 271.15 K. Calculate the freezing
point of 5% glucose in water. F.P of
pure water=273.15 K [Ans: 268.35K]
117. Ethylene glycol [molar mass
62 g mol-1] is a common automobile
antifreeze. Calculate the freezing
point of the solution containing 12.4
g of this substance in 100 g of water.
Would it be advisable to keep this
substance in car radiator during
summer? Kf=1.86 [Ans: 269.28 K]
118. Two element A and B form
compound having molecular
formula AB2 and AB4 when dissolved
in 20 g of benzene 1 g of AB2 lowers
the freezing point by 2.3 K whereas
1.0 g of AB4 lowers it by 1.3 K.
Kf= 5.1 K kg mol-1. Calculate the
atomic masses of A and B. NCERT
[Ans: 196.15,25.3]
119. A solution of urea and water
has boiling 0.101.1280C. Calculate
the freezing point of the same
solution. Molal constant for water Kf
and Kb are 1.860C and 0.5120C
respectively. [Ans: -4.10C]
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120. Ethylene glycol [molar mass
62] is used as an antifreeze for
water to be used in car radiator in
cold places. How much ethylene
glycol should be added to 1 kg of
water to prevent it from freezing at
-100C. Kf for water= 1.86 K kg mol-1
[Ans: 333.33 gram]
121. 3 g of non-volatile solute
when dissolved in 1 litre of water
shows and osmotic pressure of 2 bar
at 300 K. Calculate the mol. mass of
the solute. R=0.083 L-bar mol-1 K-1.
[Ans: 37.35 g mol-1]
122. The osmotic pressure of
solution containing 9.2 g of
substance [molar mass 176] in
302 ml of solution was found to be
4.1 atm at 15.50C. Calculate the
value of solution constant.
[Ans: R=0.821 L-atm mol-1 K-1]
123. Calculate the osmotic
pressure of solution obtained by
mixing 100 ml of 1.5% solution of
urea and 100 ml of 3.42% of cane
sugar at 200C. [Ans: 4.2042 atm]
124. 200 cm3 of an aqueous
solution of protein contains 1.26 g
of protein. The osmotic pressure of
such a solution at 300 K is found to
be 2.57X10-3 bar. Calculate the
molar mass of the protein.
[R=0.083 L-bar mol-1 K-1] NCERT
[Ans: 61,039]
125. if 1.71 g of sugar are dissolved
in 500 cm3 of the solution at 300 K.
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What will be its osmotic pressure?
R=0.083 L-bar mol-1 K-1
[Ans: 0.249 bar]
126. calculate the osmotic
pressure of solution obtained by
mixing 100 ml of 3.4% of solution of
urea and 100 ml of 1.6% solution of
cane sugar at 293 K. R=0.083 L-bar
mol-1 K-1. [Ans:7.5 bar]
127. 36 g of glucose dissolved per
litre of solution has an osmotic
pressure of pressure of 4.98 bar. If
the osmotic pressure of another
solution is 1.52 bar at the same
temperature what would be its
concentration? NCERT
[Ans: 0.061 M]
128. A solution containing 15 g
urea per litre of solution in water
has the same osmotic pressure
isotonic as the solution of glucose in
water. Calculate the mass of the
glucose present in one litre of its
solution. [Ans: 45 g]
129. A solution of sucrose is
prepared by dissolving 68.4 g of it
per litre of solution. What is the
osmotic pressure at 300 K?
[Ans: 4.92 atm]
130. osmotic pressure of a solution
containing 3.5 g of dissolved protein
per 50 cm3 of solution is 25 mm of
Hg at 370C. Calculate the molar
mass of protein. [Ans: 54,093.76]
131. A solution of an organic
compound was prepared by
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dissolving 6.8 g in 100 g of water.
Calculate osmotic pressure of this
solution at 298 K when boiling point
of the solution is 100.110C. Given Kb
for water =0.52 K molality-1 and
R=0.082 L-atm mol-1 K-1.
[Ans: 5.17 atm]
132. A solution is prepared by
dissolving 8.95 mg of a gene
fragment in 35.0 ml of water has an
osmotic pressure of 0.335 torr at
250C assuming the gene fragment is
a non-electrolyte, determine its
molar mass. [Ans: 40176 g mol-1]
133. Calculate osmotic pressure of
solution containing 10 g of each
glucose and sucrose in 1000 cm3 of
the solution at 250C. R=0.083 L-bar K
mol-1.
134. A solution containing 10.2 g
of glycerine per litre is found to be
isotonic with 2% solution of glucose.
Calculate the molar mass of
glycerine. [Ans: 91.8]
135. A 5% solution containing cane
sugar is isotonic with 0.877%
solution of urea. Calculate the molar
mass of urea. [Ans: 60]
136. What is the concentration of
solution of sucrose, which is isotonic
with a solution containing 6 g of
urea per litre? [Ans: 34.2 g L-1]
137. Osmotic pressure of solution
containing 7 g of protein per 100
cm3 of solution is 3.3X10-2 bar at
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370C. Calculate the molar mass of
protein. [Ans: 54579]
138. A solution of an organic
compound is prepared by dissolving
68.4 g in 1000 g of water. Calculate
the molecular mass of the
compound and osmotic pressure of
the solution at 293 K when elevation
in boiling point is 0.104 and Kb for
water is 0.52 K kg mol-1.
[Ans: 342,4.8 atm]
139. A solution of an organic
compound is prepared by dissolving
34.2 g in 500 g of water. Calculate
the molecular mass of the
compound and freezing point of the
solution. Given that Kb= 0.52 K m-1,
b.p of solution=100.1040C, Kf =1.87
K m-1. [Ans: 342 and -0.3740C]
140. The average osmotic pressure
of human blood is 7.7 atm at 400C.
a) What would be the total
concentration of various solute in
the blood?
B) Assuming the concentration to be
essentially the same as the molality,
calculate the freezing point of
blood. Kf for water=1.86 K m-1.
[Ans: 0.30 (M), F.P= -0.5580C]
141. The osmotic pressure of
blood is 8.21 atm at 370C. How
much glucose should be used per
litre for an intravenous injection
that is isotonic with blood?
[Ans: 58.06 g]
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142. 600 ml of Aqueous solution
containing 2.5 g of protein shows
and osmotic pressure of 25 mm of
Hg a 370C. Determine the relative
molecular mass of the protein.
[Ans: 3119.8 g mol-1]
143. Calculate the boiling point of
solution when 2 g of Na2SO4 was
dissolved in 50 g of water, assuming
Na2SO4 undergoes complete
ionization. Kb=0.52 [Ans: 373.439 K]
144. Calculate the amount of CaCl2
which must be added to 500 g of
water to lowers its F.P by 2K,
assuming CaCl2 is completely
dissociated. Kf =1.86 K [Ans:19.89]
145. At 250C, 3 g of solute ‘A’ in
100 ml of an aq. solution gave an
osmotic pressure of 2.5 atm. what is
the nature of solute (associated or
dissociated), if its normal molar
mass is 246. [Ans: Associated]
146. A solution containing 0.5 g of
KCl dissolve in 100 g of water
freezes at -0.240C. Calculate the
percentage ionization of salt. Kf for
water=1.86 K m-1 [Ans: 92%]
147. 2 g of benzoic acid C6H5COOH
dissolved in 25 g of benzene shows
are depression in F.P=1.62 K, molar
depression constant for benzene is
4.9 K kg mol-1. What is the
percentage association of acid if it
forms double molecule (dimer) in
the solution? [Ans 99.2%] NECRT
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148. A solution containing 3.100 g
of BaCl2 in 50 g of water boils at
100.0830C. Calculate the van’t Hoff’s
factor and molality of BaCl2 in the
solution. Kb for water= 0.52 K m-1,
molar mass of BaCl2= 208.3 g mol-1
[Ans: 2.68, 0.0595 (m)]
149. The freezing point of the
solution containing 0.6 g of acetic
acid CH3COOH in 30.0 g of benzene
is lowered by 0.450C. Calculate the
van’t Hoff’s factor. Kb for benzene=
5.12 K kg mol-1 [Ans: 0.527]
150. A solution containing 0.8960 g
of K2SO4 in 500 ml solution. Its
osmotic pressure is found to be
0.690 atm at 270C. Calculate the
value of van’t Hoff’s factor?
[Ans: i=2.72]
151. 0.6 ml of acetic acid CH3COOH
having density 1.06 g mL-1 dissolved
in 1 litre of water the depression in
freezing point absorbed for this
strength of acid was 0.02050C.
Calculate the van’t Hoff’s factor and
dissociation constant of acid.
[Ans: 0.011, 1.8X10-5] NCERT
152. Calculate the freezing point
depression expected for 0.0711 (m)
aqueous solution of Na2SO4. If this
solution actually freezes at -0.3200C,
what wou;d be the vale of van’t
hoff’s factor? (Kf for water
=1.860C/molality) [Ans: 2.42]
153. What mass of NaCl must be
dissolved in 65.0 g of water to lower
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the freezing point by 7.50C? The
freezing point depression constant
Kf for water is 1.86 K kg mol-1
assume van’t Hoff’s factor for NaCl
is 1.87. [Ans: 8.2 g]
154. Calculate F.P of solution when
1.9 g of MgCl2 was dissolved in 50 g
of water, assuming MgCl2 undergoes
complete ionisation. Kf=1.86
[Ans:270.768]
155. Calculate the boiling point of
solution prepared by adding 15 g of
NaCl to 250 g of H2O. Kb for water=
0.512 K kg mol-1 [Ans:101.050C]
156. 1.00 molal solution of
trichloroacetic acid (CCl3COOH) is
heated to its boiling point of the
solution has the boiling point of
100.180C .Determine the van’t
Hoff’s factor for trichloroacetic acid.
Kb for water is 0.512 K kg mol-1
[Ans: 0.351]
157. A solution of 0.1 (M) Na2SO4
dissolved to the extent of 95% in
water. What would be its osmotic
pressure at 270C? R= 0.821 L-atm
mol-1 K-1 [Ans:7.243 atm]
158. 3.9 g of benzoic acid dissolve
in 49 g of benzene shows a
depression in F.P of 1.62 K. Calculate
the van’t Hoff’s factor and predict
the nature of solute (associate or
dissociate) [Kf = 4.9 K kg mol-1]
[Ans: 0.507]
159. Decinormal solution of NaCl
developed an osmotic pressure of
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0.6 atm at 300 K. Calculate the
degree of dissociation. [Ans: 87%]
160. Calculate the freezing point of
a one molar aqueous solution
(density= 1.04 g L-1) of KCl. Kf for
water= 1.86 K kg mol-1 [Ans: -3.850C]
161. KBr undergoes 80%
dissociation in its 0.5 molar aqueous
solution. Calculate the osmotic
pressure of this solution at 270C
[Ans: 22.167 atm]
162. Calculate the amount of
sodium chloride (electrolyte) which
must be added to one kilogram of
water so that the freezing point is
depressed by 3 K. Given that Kf for
water= 1.86 K kg mol-1[Ans: 47.18 g]
163. Phenol (C6H5OH) associates in
benzene to form a dimer. The
freezing point of solution containing
5 g of phenol in 250 g of benzene is
lowered by 0.700C. Calculate the
degree of association of phenol in
benzene. (Kf =5.12) [Ans: 0.71]
164. 1.5 g of Ba(NO3)2 dissolved in
100 g of water shows a depression
in freezing point equal to 0.280C.
What is the percentage dissociation
of salt? Kf for water= 1.86 K m-1 and
molar mass of Ba(NO3)2=261
[Ans: 81.5%]
165. Calculate the difference
between the boiling point of 0.2 (m)
Na2SO4 and 0.5 (m) glucose.
Assuming complete dissociation of
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Na2SO4 Kb for water= 0.52 K m-1 (associated or dissociated)? If the

[Ans: 0.520C] molar mass of the solute is 57.
166. Calculate the normal freezing [Ans: dissociated]
point of a sample of sea water 172. 0.01 (M) solution of KCl and
containing 3.8% NaCl and 0.12% BaCl2 are prepared in water. The
MgCl2 by mass. Kf=1.86 K m-1. freezing point of KCl is found to be
[Ans: -2.590C] -20C. What freezing point would you
167. The freezing point of a expect for BaCl2 solution. Assuming
solution containing 0.2 g of acetic both KCl and BaCl2 completely
acid in 20.0 g of benzene is lowered ionised. [Ans: 30]
by 0.450C. Calculate the degree of 173. Calculate the freezing point of
dissociation of acetic acid in an aqueous solution containing
benzene. 10.50 g of MgBr2 (Molar mass=184)
[Kf=5.12 K Kg mol-1] [Ans:94.5%] in 200 g of water. Kf= 1.86 K m-1
168. Calculate the molality of NaCl [Ans -1.590C]
solution whose elevation of b.p. is
equal to depression in freezing point
of 0.25 (m) sodium carbonate
solution in water. Assuming
complete dissociation of salt. Kf=1.86
K m-1, Kb=0.52 K m-1 [Ans: 1.34 m]
169. 0.01 (m) aqueous solution of
K3[Fe(CN)6] freezes at -0.0620C.
What is the Apparent percentage of
dissociation? Kf =1.86 K kg mol-1
[Ans: 77.7%]
170. Calculate the amount of KCl
which must be added to one kg of
water so that the freezing point is
depressed by 2K. [Kf for water=1.86]
[Ans: 40.05 g]
171. An aqueous solution
containing 4.9 g of solute dissolved
in 500 mL of solutions shows an
osmotic pressure of 2.1 atm at 270C.
What is the nature of the solute
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