P_AS -02 [SOLUTION CHEMISTRY]

1. The molality of a solution is defined as the number of moles of solute per:

a) Liter of solution
b) Liter of solvent
c) Kilogram of solvent
d) Kilogram of solution

2. Which of the following solutions will have the highest boiling point?

a) 0.1 M NaCl
b) 0.1 M Glucose
c) 0.1 M Urea
d) 0.1 M BaCl₂

3. The Van’t Hoff factor (i) for K₄[Fe(CN)₆] in an aqueous solution is:

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

4. Which of the following has the highest osmotic pressure?

a) 0.1 M NaCl
b) 0.1 M Urea
c) 0.1 M Glucose
d) 0.1 M BaCl₂

5. What is the mole fraction of ethanol in a solution containing 46 g of ethanol

(C₂H₅OH) in 54 g of water?

a) 0.46 b) 0.54 c) 0.50 d) 0.92

6. Raoult's law is applicable to:

a) Ideal solutions
b) Non-ideal solutions
c) Colloidal solutions
d) Supersaturated solutions

7. Which of the following statements is true about an ideal solution?

a) ΔH_mix = 0
b) ΔV_mix = 0
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
8. Colligative properties depend on:

a) The nature of the solute

b) The nature of the solvent
c) The number of solute particles
d) Both (a) and (b)

9. For a 0.1 M solution of NaCl, the expected Van’t Hoff factor (i) is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 1.5 d) 3

10. Which of the following will not show a positive deviation from Raoult’s law?

a) Acetone-benzene
b) Ethanol-water
c) Chloroform-acetone
d) n-Hexane-n-Heptane

11. The boiling point elevation constant (Kb) of a solvent is directly proportional to:

a) The boiling point of the solvent

b) The freezing point of the solvent
c) The enthalpy of vaporization of the solvent
d) The molecular weight of the solute

12. Which of the following has the lowest freezing point?

a) 0.1 m NaCl
b) 0.1 m Glucose
c) 0.1 m Urea
d) 0.1 m BaCl₂

13. Henry's law constant (KH) increases with:

a) Increase in temperature
b) Decrease in temperature
c) Increase in pressure
d) Decrease in pressure

14. What is the mole fraction of solute in a solution containing 5 moles of solute and 15
moles of solvent?

a) 0.2
b) 0.25
c) 0.3
d) 0.5
15. Which of the following statements is true for a non-ideal solution showing a positive
deviation?

a) ΔH_mix > 0
b) ΔV_mix < 0
c) ΔG_mix = 0
d) None of the above

16. For a solution, the freezing point is observed to be lower than the expected value.
This can be explained by:

a) Positive deviation from Raoult’s law

b) Negative deviation from Raoult’s law
c) Colligative properties
d) Non-colligative properties

17. Which of the following is a colligative property?

a) Surface tension
b) Viscosity
c) Boiling point elevation
d) Refractive index

18. What is the boiling point of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.1 moles of NaCl in 1
kg of water? (Kb for water = 0.52 K kg/mol)

a) 100.52°C
b) 100.26°C
c) 101.04°C
d) 100.18°C

19. Which of the following mixtures is an example of an azeotrope?

a) Water-ethanol
b) Water-sodium chloride
c) Benzene-toluene
d) Hexane-heptane

20. Which of the following solutions shows a positive deviation from Raoult’s law?

a) Benzene-toluene
b) Acetone-chloroform
c) Water-ethanol
d) Water-NaCl
21. The osmotic pressure of a 0.1 M NaCl solution at 25°C is:

a) 2.24 atm
b) 4.48 atm
c) 1.12 atm
d) 3.36 atm

22. If the boiling point of a 0.1 M solution of a non-volatile solute in water is 100.26°C,
the molal boiling point elevation constant (Kb) of water is:

a) 0.26 K kg/mol
b) 0.52 K kg/mol
c) 1.04 K kg/mol
d) 0.13 K kg/mol

23. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Henry's law?

a) The solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas
above the liquid
b) Henry’s law is applicable only at low pressures
c) Henry’s law constant is a temperature-dependent property
d) The solubility of a gas decreases with an increase in temperature

24. What is the weight percentage of a solute if 5 grams of solute is dissolved in 95

grams of solvent?

a) 4.76%
b) 5%
c) 6%
d) 10%

25. Which of the following is NOT a colligative property?

a) Osmotic pressure
b) Vapor pressure lowering
c) Density
d) Freezing point depression

26. In an ideal solution, the enthalpy of mixing (ΔH_mix) is:

a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Zero
d) Either positive or negative
27. The depression in freezing point of a solution is 1.86 K when 1 mole of solute is
dissolved in 1 kg of water. The freezing point depression constant (Kf) of water is:

a) 1.86 K kg/mol
b) 0.52 K kg/mol
c) 0.86 K kg/mol
d) 1.52 K kg/mol

28. Which of the following will have the lowest vapor pressure at the same
temperature?

a) 1 M NaCl
b) 1 M Glucose
c) 1 M Urea
d) 1 M BaCl₂

29. The molar mass of a solute determined by osmotic pressure measurement is always:

a) Accurate
b) Higher than the true value
c) Lower than the true value
d) Equal to the true value

30. Which of the following does NOT cause an increase in the boiling point of a
solution?
a) Increasing the concentration of solute
b) Using a solute with a higher molecular weight
c) Decreasing the vapor pressure of the solution
d) Adding a volatile solute
Answers:

1. c) Kilogram of solvent
2. d) 0.1 M BaCl₂
3. d) 5
4. d) 0.1 M BaCl₂
5. a) 0.46
6. a) Ideal solutions
7. c) Both (a) and (b)
8. c) The number of solute particles
9. b) 2
10. d) n-Hexane-n-Heptane
11. c) The enthalpy of vaporization of the solvent
12. d) 0.1 m BaCl₂
13. a) Increase in temperature
14. a) 0.2
15. a) ΔH_mix > 0
16. c) Colligative properties
17. c) Boiling point elevation
18. a) 100.52°C
19. a) Water-ethanol
20. c) Water-ethanol
21. b) 4.48 atm
22. b) 0.52 K kg/mol
23. b) Henry’s law is applicable only at low pressures
24. a) 4.76%
25. c) Density
26. c) Zero
27. a) 1.86 K kg/mol
28. d) 1 M BaCl₂
29. b) Higher than the true value
30. d) Adding a volatile solute