XII-02-Numerical (C)
XII-02-Numerical (C)
Concentration of Solution
1. Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 5 g of NaOH in 450 ml solution. (Sol.2.3)
3. A solution of glucose (C6H12O6) in water is labelled as 10% by weight. What would be the molality
of the solution? (Molar mass of glucose = 180 g mol-1) [AI 2013,14]
what would be the mole fraction of each component in the solution? If the density of solution is
1.2 g mL–1, then what shall be the molarity of the solution? (Ex.5)
4. Calculate the molarity and molality of a 15% solution (by weight) of sulphuric acid of density
1.020 g cm-3. (Atomic masses of H= 1, 0= 16, S= 32 u) [D 2006]
5. A 6.90 M solution of KOH in water contains 30% by mass of KOH. Calculate the density of the
KOH solution [Molar mass of KOH = 56 g mol-1]. [D 2006]
Henry’s Law
6. If N2 gas is bubbled through water at 293 K, how many millimoles of N2 gas would dissolve in 1
litre of water. Assume that N2 exerts a partial pressure of 0.987 bar.Given that Henry’s law
constant for N2 at 293 K is 76.48 kbar. (Sol.) [AI 2012C]
7. Henry’s law constant for CO2 in water is 1.67 × 108 Pa at 298 K. Calculate the quantity of CO2 in
500 mL of soda water when packed under 2.5 atm CO2 pressure at 298 K. (Int.)
8. H2S, a toxic gas with rotten egg like smell, is used for the qualitative analysis. If the solubility of
H2S in water at STP is 0.195 m, calculate Henry’s law constant. (Int.2.6)
9. The partial pressure of ethane over a saturated solution containing 6.56 × 10–2 g of ethane is 1 bar.
If the solution contains 5.0 × 10–2 g of ethane, then what will be the partial pressure of the gas?
[D 2013C; AI 2012C]
11. Vapour pressure of chloroform (CHCl3) and dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) at 298 K are 200 mm Hg and
415 mm Hg respectively.
(i) Calculate the vapour pressure of the solution prepared by mixing 25.5 g of CHCl3 and 40 g of
CH2Cl2 at 298 K and,
(ii) mole fractions of each component in vapour phase. (Sol.2.5)
12. The vapour pressure of pure liquids A and B are 450 and 700 mm Hg respectively, at 350 K . Find
out the composition of the liquid mixture if total vapour pressure is 600 mm Hg. Also find the
composition of the vapour phase. (Int.) [AI 2013C]
Colligative Properties
13. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar. A non-volatile, non-
electrolyte solid weighing 0.5 g when added to 39.0 g of benzene (molar mass 78 g mol-1). Vapour
pressure of the solution,then,is 0.845 bar. What is the molar mass of the solid substance? (Sol.2.6)
XII – Solution 2
14. Vapour pressure of pure water at 298 K is 23.8 mm Hg. 50 g of urea (NH2CONH2) is dissolved in
850 g of water. Calculate the vapour pressure of water for this solution and its relative lowering.
(Int.2.9)
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15. 18 g glucose, C6H12O6 (molar mass = 180 g mol ) is dissolved in 1 kg of water in a sauce pan. At
what temperature will this solution boil? (Sol.)
-1
(Kb for water =0.52 K kg mol , boiling point of pure water = 373.15 K) [D 2013]
16. An aqueous solution containing 12 g glucose in 100 g water was found to boil at 100.34°C. Calculate
molal elevation constant for water. Molar mass of glucose = 180. (Sol.)
17. Boiling point of water at 750 mm Hg is 99.63°C. How much sucrose is to be added to 500 g of
water such that it boils at 100°C. (Int.)
18. 1.0 g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50.0 gm of benzene lowered the freezing point of
benzene by 0.40 K . The freezing point depression constant for benzene is 5.12 K Kg mole-1.
Calculate the mole mass of solute ? (Sol.2.10) [AI 2013]
19. 45 g of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) is mixed with 600 g of water. Calculate (a) the freezing point
depression and (b) the freezing point of the solution. (Sol.2.9)
20. Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, C6H8O6) to be dissolved in 75 g of acetic acid to
lower its melting point by 1.5°C. Kf = 3.9 K kg mol-1. (Int.2.11)
21. 200 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of the protein. The osmotic pressure of
such a solution at 300 K is found to be 2.57 × 10-3 bar. Calculate the molar mass of the protein.
(Sol.)
22. Calculate the osmotic pressure in pascals exerted by a solution prepared by dissolving 1.0 g of
polymer of molar mass 185,000 in 450 mL of water at 37°C. (Int.)
25. Calculate the boiling point of solution when 2g of Na2SO4 (M=142 g mol-1) was dissolved in 50 g of
water, assuming Na2SO4undergoes complete ionization. (Kb for water = 0.52 K Kg mol-1) [AI 2016]
26. When 1.5 g of a non-volatile solute was dissolved in 90 g of benzene, the boiling point of benzene
raised from 353.23 K to 353.93 K. Calculate the molar mass of the solute.
(Kb for benzene = 2.52 K kg mol–1) [AI 2015 Chennai]
27. A solution of glycerol (C3H8O3) in water was prepared by dissolving some glycerol in 500 g of
water. This solution has a boiling point of 100.42 °C. What mass of glycerol was dissolved to make
this solution? (Kb for water = 0.512 K kg mol-1) [AI 2012; D 2012,10]
28. Calculate the boiling point of a solution prepared by adding 15.00 g of NaCl to 250.0 g of water.
(Kb for water = 0.512 K.kg mol–1, NaCl = 58.44 g) [D 2011]
29. Calculate the freezing point of an aqueous solution containing 10.50 g of MgBr2 in 200 g of water.
(Molar mass of MgBr2 = 184, Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol–1) [D 2011]
30. Calculate the freezing point of the solution when 31 g of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) is dissolved in
500 g of water. (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol–1) [AI 2015 Patna]
31. 15.0 g of an unknown molecular material is dissolved in 450 g of water. The resulting solution
freezes at - 0.34°C. What is the molar mass of the material? (Kf = 1.86K kg mol-1) [AI 2012, 10]
32. Calculate the amount of KCl which must be added to 1 kg of water so that the freezing point is
depressed by 2K. (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1) [D 2012]
33. Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 60 g of glucose (Molar mass = 180 g mol–1) in
250 g of water. (Kf of water = 1·86 K kg mol–1) [AI 2018]
XII – Solution 3
34. 100 mg of a protein is dissolved in just enough water to make 10.0 mL of solution. If this solution
has an osmotic pressure of 13.3 mm Hg at 25°C, what is the molar mass of the protein?
(R = 0.0821 L atm mol–1 K–1 and 760 mm Hg = 1 atm.) [AI 2009]
35. Determine the osmotic pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 2.5 × 10–2 g of K2SO4 in 2 L of
water at 25°C, assuming that it is completely dissociated. (R = 0.0821 L atm K–1 mol–1, molar mass
of K2SO4 = 174 g mol–1) [D 2013]
36. For a 5% solution of urea (Molar mass = 60 g/mol), calculate the osmotic pressure at 300 K.
[R = 0.0821 L atm K-1 mol-1] [AI 2020]
37. A solution 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 25 °C. Assuming the gene fragment is a non-electrolyte, determine its
molar mass. [AI, D 2011]
38. A solution containing 15 g urea (molar mass = 60 g mol-1) per litre of solution in water has the same
osmotic pressure (isotonic) as a solution of glucose (molar mass = 180 g mol-1) in water. Calculate
the mass of glucose present in one litre of its solution. [AI 2014]
39. Visha took two aqueous solutions - one containing 7.5 g of urea (Molar mass = 60 g/mol) and the
other containing 42.75 g of substance Z in 100 g of water, respectively. It was observed that both
the solutions froze at the same temperature. Calculate the molar mass of Z. [AI 2020]
40. A 10% solution of sucrose in water has a freezing point of 269.15K. Calculate the freezing point
of 10% glucose in water if the freezing point of pure water is 273.15K.
Molar mass of sucrose = 342 g mol-1 Molar mass of glucose = 180 g mol-1 [AI 2017]
41. Some ethylene glycol, HOCH2CH2OH, is added to your car’s cooling system along with 5 kg of
water. If the freezing point of water-glycol solution is –15.0°C, what is the boiling point of the
solution? (Kb = 0.52 K kg mol–1 and Kf = 1.86 K kg mol–1 for water) [D 2014C]
43. 3.9 g of benzoic acid dissolved in 49 g of benzene shows a depression in freezing point of 1.62 K.
Calculate the van’t Hoff factor and predict the nature of solute (associated or dissociated).
(Given: Molar mass of benzoic acid = 122 g mol–1, Kf for benzene = 4.9 K kg mol–1) [D 2015]
44. 0.6 mL of acetic acid (CH3COOH), having density 1.06 g mL–1, is dissolved in 1 litre of water. The
depression in freezing point observed for this strength of acid was 0.0205°C. Calculate the van’t
Hoff factor and the dissociation constant of acid. (Sol.2.13)
45. Phenol associates in benzene to a certain extent to form a dimer. A solution containing 20 g of
phenol in 1.0 kg of benzene has its freezing point lowered by 0.69 K. Calculate the fraction of
phenol that has dimerised [Given Kf for benzene = 5.1 K m–1] [D 2011C]
46. When 19.5 g of F–CH2-COOH (molar mass = 7g g mol-1), is dissolved in 500 g of water, the
depression in freezing point is observed to be 1oC. Calculate the degree of dissociation of
F–CH2-COOH. [Given : Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1] [AI 2023]
XII – Solution 4
A solution containing 1·9 g per 100 mL of KCl (M = 74·5 g mol–1) is isotonic with a solution containing
3 g per 100 mL of urea (M = 60 g mol–1). Calculate the degree of dissociation of KCl solution.
Assume that both the solutions have same temperature. [AI 2019] HOTS
A solution 0·1 M of Na2SO4 is dissolved to the extent of 95%. What would be its osmotic pressure
at 27 oC ? (R = 0·0821 L atm K–1 mol–1) [AI 2019] HOTS
At 300 K, 30 g of glucose present in a litre of its solution has an osmotic pressure of 4·98 bar. If
the osmotic pressure of a glucose solution is 1·52 bar at the same temperature, what would be its
concentration ? [AI 2019]