1.

SOLUTIONS

PREVIOUS EAMCET BITS

K α of acetic acid = 1.8 × 10−5 at 270C.

1. 20 ml of 0.1M acetic acid is mixed with 50 ml of Potassium acetate.
The concentration of Potassium acetate if pH of the mixture is 4.8 (2009 E)
1) 0.1M 2) 0.04 M 3) 0.4 M 4) 0.02M
Ans : 2
K α = 1.8 × 10−5
Sol:
∴ pK a = 4.74

pH = pK a + log
[ Salt ]
[ Acid ]
4.8 = 4.74 + log
[ Salt ] × 7
0.2
[ salt ] × 7

.in
0.06 = log
0.2
Taking Antilogs

1.148 =
[ salt ] × 7
di
Ba
0.2
1.148 × 0.2
[ Salt ] = = 0.04M
et

Or 7
2. After removing the hard shell of an egg by dissolving in dil. HCl, a semipermeable membrane is visible. If such
.N

an egg is kept in a saturated solution of common salt the size of the egg will
(2009 M)
w

1) Shrink 2) grow
w

3) remain the same 4) first shrink and then grow larger

Ans : 1
w

Sol: Solvent water flows from egg to salf solution. So egg shrinks

3. Molality of an aqueous solution that produces an elevation of boiling point of 1.00 K at 1 atm pressure (Kb for
water = 0.512 K.Kg.mol-1) (2009 M)
1) 0.512 M 2) 0.915 M 3) 1.95 M 4) 5.12 M
Ans : 3
Sol: molality = DT/Kb = 1/0.512 = 1.95 m

4. When 25 grams of a non-volatile solute is dissolved in 100 grams of water, the vapour pressure is lowered by

2.25 ×10−1 mm . If the vapour pressure of water at 200C is 17.5 mm, what is the molecular weight of the
solute ? [2008 E]
1. 206 2. 302 3. 350 4. 276
Ans : 3

1
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions

2.25 × 10−1
RLVP =
Sol: 17.5
n2
RLVP =
n1

2.25 ×10−1 25 18
= ×
17.5 M 100
25 × 18 × 17.5
M=
2.25 ×10−1 × 100 =350

5. The volume of two HCl solutions A(0.5)N and B(0.1N) to be mixed for preparing 2l of 0.2 N HCl solution
(2008 M)
1) 0.5 l of A+1.5 l of B 2) 1.5 l of A + 0.5l of B
3) 1l of A + 1l of B 4) 0.75l of A+1.25l of B
Ans:1
Sol: Conc. Of solution A = 0.5 N

.in
Conc. Of solutions B = 0.1 N
Solution required is of 0.2N conc. This is nearer to solution B
So try (1) or (4) di
( 0.5 × 0.5) + (1.5 × 0.1)
Ba
Conc. Of final soln.= 2
0.25 + 0.15 0.4
et

= 2 = 2 = 0.2N
.N

6. 138 grams of ethyl alcohol is mixed with 72 grams of water. The ratio of mole fraction of alcohol to water is
(2007 E)
w

1) 3:4 2) 1:2 3) 1:4 4) 1:1

Ans : 1
w

138 72
nc2 H5OH = = 3 nH 2O = =4
w

Sol : 46 ; 18
Mole fraction ratio : 3:4

7. In an oxidation reduction reaction, dichromate

( Cr O ) ion is reduced to Cr
2 7
−2
+3
ion. The equivalent weight of
K2Cr2O7 in this reaction is (2007 M)
Molecular weight Molecular weight
1) 3 2) 6
Molecular weight Molecular weight
3) 1 4) 2
Ans : 2
Sol: In Cr2, O7-2, the oxidation number of Cr is +6
In Cr+3 the oxidation number of Cr is +3
Change in oxidation number for 2 Cr atoms is 6

2
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions
its mol. wt
∴ Eq. Wt of K2 Cr2 O7 in the reaction = 6
8. In the redox reaction,

2 KMnO4+
3H 2 SO4 + 5H 2C2O4 → K 2 SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 8H 2O + 10CO2 . The volume of
0.1M. KMnO4 required to Oxidise 25mL of 0.25 M. H2C2O4 solution is (2007 M)
1)25 L 2) 125 mL
3) 25 mL 4) 1.25 L
Ans : 3
Sol: 0.1 M-KMnO4 means 0.5N – KMnO4
0.25 M H2C2O4 means 0.5 N – H2C2O4
V1 N1 = V2 N 2
25 × 0.5 = V2 × 0.5
Volume of KMnO4
25 × 0.5
V2 =
0.5 = 25 ml

.in
9. Which of the following set of a variables give a straight line with a negative slope when plotted?
(2006 E)
di
Ba
(P = Vapour pressure; T = Temperature in K)
y-axis x-axis
1) P T
et

2) log10 P 1/T
.N

3) log10 P T
4) log 10 P log 10 1/T
w

Ans : 2
Sol: Clausius and Clapeyron showed graph of 1/T Vs log p is a straight line.
w
w

10. Acidified KMnO4 oxidizes oxalic acid to CO2. What is the volume (in litres) of 10-4m KMnO4 required to
completely oxidize 0.5 litres of 10-2 M oxalic acid in acid medium (2006 M)
1)125 2) 1250 3) 200 4) 20
Ans : 4

Sol: Normality of KMnO4 = 5 ×10−4 N

Normality of oxalic acid = 2 × 10−2 N

V1 N1 = V2 N 2

V1 × 5 ×10−4 = 0.5 × 2 × 10−2

10−2
V1 = = 20lit
5 × 10−4

11. The vapour pressure of water at 230C is 19.8 mm. 0.1 mole of glucose is dissolved in 178.2 g of water. What
is the vapour pressure (in mm) of the resultant solution ? (2005 E)
1)19.0 2) 19.602 3) 19.402 4) 19.202

3
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions
Ans : 2
178.2
= = 9.9
Sol: number of moles of water 18
number of moles of glucose = 0.1
Total number of moles = 9.9 + 0.1 = 10
0.1
= 0.01
Mole fraction of solute = 10

⎡ PA0 − PA ⎤
⎢ 0 ⎥ = 0.01
⎣ PA ⎦
PA0 − PA = 19.8 × 0.01 = 0.198
∴ Vap. Pressure of solution,
PA = 19.8 − 0.198 = 19.602 mm
12. In an oxidation reduction reaction, MnO4 ion is converted to Mn2+. What is the number of equivalents of
KMnO4 (mol. wt = 158) present in 250 ml of 0.04 M KMnO4 solution ? (2005 M)

.in
1) 0.02 2) 0.05 3) 0.04 4) 0.07
Ans : 2

Sol:
MnO4− → M n2+ di
∴ O.N. decreases from +7 to +2
Ba
its molecular weight
∴ Equivalent weight of KMnO4 = 5
et

250
× 0.04 = 0.01
.N

Number of moles KMnO4 present = 1000

∴ Number of equivalents of KMnO4 = 5 × 0.01 = 0.05
w
w

13. ‘x’ grams of water is mixed in 69 grams of ethanol. Mole fraction of ethanol in the resultant solution is 0.6.
What is the value of ‘x’ in grams? (2004 E)
w

1) 54 2) 36 3) 180 4) 18
Ans : 4
Sol: Mole fraction of water in solution = 1-0.6 = 0.4
No. of moles of water in solution = n
3
Number of moles of alcohol = 2
n
= 0.4
n+3/ 2
n = 0.4n+0.6
0.6n = 0.6
0.6
n= =1
0.6
∴ Weight of water in solution = 18 g

4
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions
14. 250ml of a solution contains 6.3 grams of oxalic acid (mol.wt. = 126). What is the volume (in litres) of water to
be added to this solution to make it a 0.1N solution? (2004 M)
1) 750 2) 7.5 3) 0.075 4) 0.75
Ans : 4
126
= 63
Sol: Eq. Wt. of oxalic acid = 2
Normality of oxalic acid
6.3 ×1000
= = 0.4 N
63 × 250
Equation for dilution
V1 N1 0.250 × 0.4
V2 = = = 1lit
N2 0.1
Volume of water added = 1-0.25 = 0.75 lit

15. Which one of the following represents the graph between log P (on Y-axis and 1/T on X-axis?
(P= vapour pressure of a liquid, T= absolute temperature) (2003 E)

.in
di
Ba
et
.N
w
w
w

Ans : 3
Sol: Clausius and clepeyron equation

16. 3.65 grams of HCl is disolved in 16.2 grams of water. The mole fraction of HCl in the resulting
solution is (2003 M)
1) 0.4 2) 0.3 3) 0.2 4) 0.1
Ans : 4
3.65
ηHCl = = 0.1
Sol: 36.5
16.2
ηH 2O = = 0.9
18

5
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions
0.1
= 0.1
∴ Mole fraction of HCl = 1
17. Equal volumes of 0.1 M and 0.2 M NaCl solutions are mixed. The concentration of nitrate ions in the resultant
mixture will be ______ (2002 M)
1) 0.1 M 2) 0.2 M 3) 0.05 M 4) 0.15 M
Ans : 3

⎡⎣ NO3− ⎤⎦
Sol: in 0.1M AgNO3 = 0.1 M
When mixed with equal volume of 0.2M

NaCl solution, the volume of solution is double. So concentration of

NO3− is halved.

∴ ⎡⎣ NO3− ⎤⎦ = 0.1/ 2 = 0.05M

18. 250 ml of a solution carbonate solution contains 2.65 grams of Na2CO3. If 10 ml of this solution is
diluted to one litre, what is the concentration of the resultant solution? (molecular weight of Na2CO3
= 106) (2001 E)

.in
1) 0.1 M 2) 0.001 M 3) 0.01 M 4) 10-4 M
Ans : 2
2.65
di
Ba
Sol: Number of moles of Na2CO3 = 106
Volume of solution in litres
et

250 1
= 0.25lit = lit
= 1000 4
.N

2.68 4 10.60
× = = 0.1M
Molar concentration of solution = 106 1 106
w

10 ml of this solution is diluted to 1000 ml i.e., made 100 times

w

0.1
= 0.001M
w

∴ Molar concentration of final solution = 100

19. 250 ml of a sodium carbonate solution contains 2.65 grams of Na 2CO3 . 10 ml of this solution is
Na 2CO3 solution. What is the value of x in ml?(Molecular
added to x ml of water to obtain 0.001 M

weight of Na 2CO3 =106) (2001 M)

1) 1000 2) 990 3) 9990 4) 90
Ans : 2
2.65
Sol: Number of moles of
Na 2 CO 3 = 106

Volume of solution in litres = 0.25 lit = 1/4 lit.

∴ Molarity of Na 2CO3 solution

2.65 4
× = 0.1M
= 106 1
6
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma
 Solutions

V2 M 2 = V1M1
V2 × 0.001 = 10 × 0.1
∴ Volume of final solution prepared,
10 × 0.1
V2 = = 1000ml
0.001
∴ Volume of water added =1000-10 =990 ml.

20. A non-volatile solute (A) is dissolved in a volatile solvent (B). The vapour preasure of solution is Ps.
The vapour pressure of pure solvent is poB . If X is mole fraction .Which of the following is correct?
(2000 E)

1. PS = P B × X A 2. P B = PS × X B 3. PS = P B × X B 4. P B = PS × X A
0 0 0 0

Ans : 3
Sol : According to “Raoults “ law

.in
21. What is the volume (in ml)Of 0.1M potassium permanganate solution required to completely oxidise 100ml of
0.5M ferrous sulphate solution in acidic medium? (2000M)

Ans: 4
1. 20 2. 200 3. 50 di 4. 100
Ba
2 KMnO4 + 10 FeSO4 + 8H 2 SO4 → K 2 SO4 + 2MnSO4 + 5Fe2 ( SO4 )3 + 8H 2O
Sol:
et

KMnO4 FeSO4
.N

M1V1 M 2V2
=
n1 n2
w

0.1× V1 0.5 × 100

=
w

1 5
w

1× 0.5 × 100
= 100ml
V1 = 0.1× 5

777

7
PDF Watermark Remover DEMO : Purchase from www.PDFWatermarkRemover.com to remove the waterma