CHAPTER 2 : SOLUTIONS

Worksheet for MCQs

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS of water. Which of these will have highest

boiling points?
1. Brass is a) Urea ( NH2CONH2)
a) solid solution b) liquid solution b) Glucose (C6H12O6)
c) Gas solution d) All of these c) NaCl
2. The osmotic pressure of 0.1 M aqueous d) CaCl2
solution of NaCl is ----------- osmotic 10. Which one of the following pairs of
pressure of 0.1 M aqueous solution of solutions can be expected to be isotonic at
glucose the same temperature?
a) equal to b) less than a) 0.1 M urea and 0.1 M NaCl
c) half of d) nearly double b) 0.1 M urea and 0.1 M MgCl2
3. Which of the following 0.1 M aqueous c) 0.1 M NaCl and 0.1 M Na2SO4
solution is likely to have highest boiling d) 0.1 M Ca(NO3)2 and 0.1 M Na2SO4
point? 11. Which pair will not form an ideal solution?
a) Na2SO4 b) KCl a) C2H5Br and C2H5I
c) glucose d) urea b) C6H5Br and C6H5I
4. Which of them is not equal to zero for an c) C6H6 and C6H5CH3
ideal solution? d) C2H5I and C2H5OH
a) ΔVmix b) ΔP = PObserved - PRaoult 12. During osmosis, the flow of water through a
c) ΔHmix d) ΔSmix semipermeable membrane is
5. At high altitudes, the boiling point of water a) from both sides of SPM with equal flow rates
decreases because: b) from both sides of SPM with unequal flow
a) the atmospheric pressure is high rates
b) the temperature is low c) from solution having lower concentration
c) the atmospheric pressure is low only
d) the temperature is high d) from solution having higher concentration
6. The colligative properties of dilute solution only
depend on 13. Which one of the following electrolytes has
a) the nature of solute the same value of van’t Hoff factor as that of
b) the nature of solute and the nature of aluminium sulphate ( if all are 100%
solvent ionised)
c) the number of particles of solute a) Al(NO3)3
d) the number of particles of solvent b) K4[Fe(CN)6]
7. Which of the following is not a colligative c) K2SO4
property? d) K3[Fe(CN)6]
a) Depression in freezing point 14. Which one of the following binary liquid
b) Elevation in boiling point mixtures exhibits negative deviation from
c) osmotic pressure Raoult’s law?
d) Lowering in vapour pressure a) n-Hexane and n- Heptane
8. A pressure cooker reduces cooking time b) Chloroform and acetone
because: c) Carbon disulphide and acetone
a) heat is more evenly distributed d) bromoethane and chloroethane
b) the high pressure tenderises the food 18. What happens when blood cells are placed
c) the boiling point of water inside the cooker in pure water?
is elevated a) the fluid in the blood cell rapidly moves in to
d) the boiling point of water inside the cooker water
is depressed b) the water molecules rapidly moves in to
9. Equal weight of m gram of the following blood cells
substances were dissolved in equal amount c) the blood cells dissolve in water
d) no change takesplace
19. Which one of the following is correct regarding (a) HCHO < CH4 < CO2 < Ar
freezig point? (b) HCHO < CO2 < CH4 < Ar
a) solid and liquid have non identical vapour (c) Ar < CO2 < CH4 < HCHO
pressure (d) Ar < CH4 < CO2 < HCHO
b) solid and liquid are in equilibrium
c) vapour pressure of liquid is greater than that of 28. Which of the following units is useful in
solid relating concentration of solution with its vapour
d) vapour pressure of solid is greater than that of pressure?
liquid (a) Mole fraction (b) Parts per million
20. If M, W and V represent molar mass of solute , (c) Mass percentage (d) Molality
mass of solute and volume of solution in litres 29. On dissolving sugar in water at room
respectively , which among the following temperature solution feels cool to touch. Under
equation is true? which of the following cases dissolution of sugar
a) п = MWR/ TV b) п = TMR/ WV will be most rapid?
c) п = TWR/ VM d) п = TRV/ WM (a) Sugar crystals in cold water
21. Which one of the following pairs will form an (b) Sugar crystals in hot water
ideal solution? (c) Powdered sugar in cold water
a) chloroform & acetone (d) Powdered sugar in hot water
b) ethanol & acetone 30. At equilibrium the rate of dissolution of a solid
c) n-hexane & n-heptane solute in a volatile liquid solvent is ......... .
d) phenol & aniline (a) less than the rate of crystallisation
22. An azeotropic solution of two liquids has a (b) greater than the rate of crystallisation
boiling point lower than either of the two when it (c) equal to the rate of crystallisation
a) shows a positive deviation from Raoult’s law (d) zero
b) shows a negative deviation from Raoult’s law 31. A beaker contains a solution of substance ‘A’.
c) shows no deviation from Raoult’s law Precipitation of substance ‘A’ takes place when
d) is saturated small amount of ‘A’ is added to the solution. The
23. Elevation of boiling point is inversely solution is ......... .
proportional to (a) saturated (b) supersaturated
a) molal elevation constant (Kb) (c) unsaturated (d) concentrated
b) molality (m) 32. Maximum amount of a solid solute that can be
c) molar mass of solute (M) dissolved in a specified amount of a given liquid
d) weight of solute (W) solvent does not depend upon ......... .
24. An unknown gas X is dissolved in water at 2.5 a) temperature (b) nature of solute
bar pressure and has mole fraction 0.04 in (c) pressure (d) nature of solvent
solution. The mole fraction of X gas when the 33. Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and
pressure of gas is doubled at the same tissues of people living at high altitude is due to
temperature is ......... .
a) 0.08 b) 0.04 (a) low temperature
c) 0.02 d) 0.92 (b) low atmospheric pressure
25. The boiling point of a 0.2 m solution of a non- (c) high atmospheric pressure
electrolyte in water is (Kb for water = 0.52 K kg (d) Both low temperature and high atmospheric
mol-1) pressure
a) 1000C b) 100.520C 34. Considering the formation, breaking and
c) 100.104 C
0 d) 100.260C strength of hydrogen bond, predict which of the
26. The increase in the temperature of the following mixtures will show a positive deviation
aqueous solution will result in its from Raoult’s law?
a) Molarity to increase (a) Methanol and acetone
b) Molarity to decrease (b) Chloroform and acetone
c) mole fraction to increase (c) Nitric acid and water
d) Mass % to increase (d) Phenol and aniline
35. Colligative properties depend on ......... .
27. KH value for Ar, CO2, HCHO and CH4 are 40.39, (a) the nature of the solute particles dissolved in
1.67, 1.83 x 10-5 and 0.143 respectively. Arrange solution
these gases in the order of their increasing (b) the number of solute particles in solution
solubility.
 (c) the physical properties of the solute particles (c) The value of molal depression constant depends
dissolved in solution on nature of solvent (d) Relative lowering of vapour
(d) the nature of solvent particles pressure, is a dimensionless quantity
36. Which of the following aqueous solutions 44. Value of Henry’s constant KH ......... .
should have the highest boiling point? (a) increases with increase in temperature
(a) 1.0 M NaOH (b) 1.0 M Na2SO4 (b) decreases with increase in temperature
(c) 1.0 M NH4NO3 (d) 1.0 M KNO3 (c) remains constant
37. The unit of ebullioscopic constant is (d) first increases then decreases
(a) K kg mol-1 or K (molality)-1 45. The value of Henry’s constant, KH is ......... .
(b) mol kg K -1 or K -1 (molality) (a) greater for gases with higher solubility
(c) kg mol-1 K -1 or K -1 (molality)-1 (b) greater for gases with lower solubility
(d) K mol kg or K (molality) (c) constant for all gases
38. In comparison to a 0.01 M solution of glucose, (d) not related to the solubility of gases
the depression in freezing point of a 0.01 M MgCl2 46. Consider the figure and mark the correct
solution is ......... . option.
(a) the same (b) about twice
(c) about three times (d) about six times
39. An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt
solution to prepare pickle shrivels because ......... .
(a) it gains water due to osmosis
(b) it loses water due to reverse osmosis
(c) it gains water due to reverse osmosis
(d) it loses water due to osmosis
40. At a given temperature, osmotic pressure of a
concentrated solution of a substance ......... . (a) Water will move from side (A) to side (B) if a
(a) is higher than that of a dilute solution pressure lower osmotic pressure is applied on piston
(b) is lower than that of a dilute solution (B)
(c) is same as that of a dilute solution (b) Water will move from side (B) to side (A) if a
(d) cannot be compared with osmotic pressure of pressure greater than osmotic pressure is applied on
dilute solution
piston (B)
41. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Two different solutions of sucrose of same (c) Water will move from side (B) to side (A) if a
molality prepared in different solvents will have the pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied on
same depression in freezing point. piston (B)
(b) The osmotic pressure of a solution is given by
the equation π = CRT (where, C is the molarity of the (d) Water will move from side (A) to side (B) if
solution) pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied on
(c) Decreasing order of osmotic pressure for 0.01 M piston (A)
aqueous solutions of barium chloride, potassium
47. We have three aqueous solutions of NaCl
chloride, acetic acid and sucrose is BaCl2 > KCl >
labelled as ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ with concentrations 0.1
CH3COOH > sucrose
M, 0.01 M and 0.001 M, respectively. The value of
(d) According to Raoult’s law, the vapour pressure
van’t Hoff factor for these solutions will be in the
exerted by a volatile component of a solution is
order ......... .
directly proportional to its mole fraction in the
solution (a) iA < iB < iC
42. The values of van’t Hoff factors for KCl, NaCl
and K2SO4 respectively are ......... . (b) iA > iB > iC
(a) 2, 2 and 2 (b) 2, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 1 and 2 (d) 1, 1 and 1 (c) iA = iB = iC
43. Which of the following statements is false? (d) iA < iB > iC
(a) Units of atmospheric pressure and osmotic
pressure are the same 48. If two liquids A and B form minimum boiling
(b) In reverse osmosis, solvent molecules move azeotrope at some specific composition then
through a semipermeable membrane from a region of
lower concentration of solute to a region of higher (a) A - B interactions are stronger than those
concentration between A- A or B - B
 (b) vapour pressure of solution increases because 49. 4 L of 0.02 M aqueous solution of NaCl was
more number of molecules of liquids A and B can diluted by adding 1 L of water. The molality of the
escape from the solution resultant solution is ......... .
(c) vapour pressure of solution decreases because (a) 0.004 (b) 0.008
less number of molecules of only one of the liquids
escape from the solution (c) 0.012 (d) 0.016

(d) A - B interactions are weaker than those 50. Desalination of sea water can be done by
between A-A or B-B applying the principle of:
a) Osmosis b) reverse osmosis
c) diffusion d) plasmolysis