SOLUTIONS
NUMERICALS
1. Relative lowering of vapour pressure of an aqueous dilute solution of
glucose is 0.018. What is the mole fraction of glucose in the solution?
2. An aqueous dilute solution of a non-volatile solute boils at 373.052K. Find
the freezing point of the solution. For water Kb = 0.52 K kgmol-1 and Kf =
1.86 K kg/mol . Normal boiling point of water = 373K and normal freezing
point = 273K.
3. Vapour pressure of chloroform (CHCl3) and dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) at
298K are 200 mm of Hg and 415 mm of Hg respectively. Calculate the vapour
pressure of solution prepared by mixing 24g of chloroform and 17g of
dichloromethane at 298K.
4. Elevation of boiling point (ΔTb) is directly proportional to molality (m) of
solution. Thus ΔTb = Kb.m, Kb is called the molal elevation constant. From
the above relation derive an expression to obtain molar mass of the solute.
5. The boiling point of benzene is 353.23 K. When 1.80 g of a non-volatile
solute was dissolved in 90 g of benzene, the boiling point is raised to 354.11K.
Calculate the molar mass of the solute. Kb for benzene is 2.53 K kg mol-1 .
6. Calculate the osmotic pressure exerted by a solution prepared by
dissolving 1.5 g of a polymer of molarmass 185000 in 500ml of water at 370C.
(R = 0.0821 L atm/K/mol)
7. A mixture contains 3.2g methanol (molecular mass = 32u) and 4.6g ethanol
(molecular mass = 46u). Find the mole fraction of each component.
8. 200 cm3 of aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of protein. The
osmotic pressure of the solution at 300 K is found to be 8.3x10-2 bar. Calculate
the molar mass of protein.(R = 0.083 LbarK-1mol-1 )
9 .Draw a vapour pressure curve, by plotting vapour pressure against mole
fraction of an ideal solution of two components A and B. Indicate partial
vapour pressure of A and B (PA & PB) and total vapour pressure (PTotal).
10. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar.
A nonvolatile, non-electrolyte solid weighing 0.5 g when added to 39 g of
benzene (molar mass 78 g mol-1 ), vapour pressure becomes 0.845 bar. What
is the molar mass of the solid substance?
11. 1.00 g of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 g of benzene lowered the
freezing point of benzene by 0.40K. The freezing point depression constant of
benzene is 5.12 K kg/mol. Find the molar mass of the solute.
12. 1000cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contains 1.26 g of the protein.
The osmotic pressure of such a solution at 300K is found to be 2.57 x 10-3 bar.
Calculate the molar mass of the protein. (R = 0.083 L bar/K/mol).
13. The mole fraction of water in a mixture containing equal number of
moles of water and ethanol is______
14. A solution contains 15 g urea (molar mass = 60 g mol-l ) per litre of
solution in water has the same osmotic pressure 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.
15. Draw the vapour pressure-mole fraction curve for a non-ideal solution
having positive deviation, if A and B are the two volatile components.
16. Calculate the depression in freezing point of a 0.2 molal solution if kf for
water is 1.86 K kg mol-1)
17. 0.4 g of non-electrolyte dissolved in 20 g of benzene lowers its freezing
point by 0.75 K. The freezing point depression constant of benzene is 5.12 K
kg mol-1 . Find the molar mass of the solute.
18. The vapour pressure of pure liquids A and B are 400 mm of Hg and 600
mm of Hg respectively. Calculate vapour pressure of the solution in which
mole fraction of B is 0.4.
19. 400 cm3 of an aqueous solution of a protein contain 1.26 g of the protein.
The osmotic pressure of such solution at 300K is found to be 2.57 x 10– 4 atm.
Calculate molar mass of protein. (R = 0.0821LatmK-1mol-1)
20. Boiling point of water at 750 mm Hg is 99.63 0C. How much sucrose
(C12H22O11) is to be added to 500g of water such that it boils at 1000C ? (Kb
= 0.52 K kg mol–1 )
21. 18g of glucose, C6H12O6, is dissolved in 1 kg of water in a sauce pan. At
what temperature will water boil at 1.013 bar? (Kb for water is 0.52 Kkgmol–1 ,
boiling point of water = 373.15 K)
22. Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 10g of NaOH in 450 ml
solution.
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