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2. Types of Solutions
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iv. 4. Solution
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In this chapter, we will discuss about liquid solutions and their v. 5. Solvent
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formation. This will be followed by studying the properties of solutions, Class 11 All Chap. Chemistry Note vi. 6. Solute
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6. Solute

The component of a solution other than solvent is called solute, may or

may not have same physical state as that of solution. Generally it is in
smaller amount.

Ex- In a sugar syrup (liquid solution) containing 60% sugar (solid) and
40% water (liquid), water is termed as solvent, due to same physical state
as that of solution.

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Expressing the Strength of Solution

For a given solution the amount of solute dissolved per unit volume of
solution is called concentration of solute. Strength of solution is the
amount of solute in grams dissolved in one litre of solution. It is
generally expressed in g/litre.

Other methods of expressing the strength of solution are:

Solubility

1. Mass percentage

M ass − of − solute
Mass % of solute = × 100
T otal − mass − of − solution

M ass − of − solvent
Mass % of solvent = × 100
T otal − mass − of − solution

2. Volume percentage

V olume − of − solute
Volume % of solute = × 100
T otal − volume − of − solution

V olume − of − solvent
Volume % of solvent = × 100
T otal − volume − of − solution

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3. Molality (m)

It is no. of moles of solute dissolved in 1 kg of the solvent.

m = (Number of moles of solute) / (Mass of solvent {in kg})

4. Molarity (M)

It is no. of moles of solute dissolved in 1 litre of solution.

M = (Number of moles of solute ) / (Volume of solution {in litre})

5. Normality (N)

It is no. of gram-equivalents of solute dissolved in 1 litre of solution

N = (Number of gram equivalents of solute) / (Volume of solution {in

litre})

6. Formality

Ionic solutes do not exist in the form of molecules These molecular mass
is expressed as Gram-formula mass. Molarity for ionic compounds is
actually called as formality.

7. Mole fraction

Mole fraction of solute = (Number of moles of solute) / (Total moles of

solution)

Mole fraction of solvent = (Number of moles of solvent) / (Total moles of

solution)

For a binary solution,

mole fraction of solute + mole fraction of solvent = 1.

8. Parts per million (ppm)

It is defined in two ways

ppm = mass fraction × 106

ppm = mole fraction × 106

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Solubility

Solubility of a substance is its maximum amount that can be dissolved

in a specified amount of solvent at a specified temperature. It depends
upon the nature of solute and solvent as well as temperature and
pressure. Let us consider the effect of these factors in solution of a solid
or a gas in a liquid.

1. Solubility of Solid in Liquid

A solute dissolves in a solvent if the intermolecular interactions are

similar in them, i.e., like dissolves like. Polar solute dissolves in polar
solvent and non-polar solute in non-polar solvent. For e.g., sodium
chloride and sugar dissolves readily in water and napthalene and
anthracene dissolves readily in benzene.

Solute + Solvent ⟶ Solution

(i). Dissolution: When a solid solute is added to the solvent, some solute
dissolves and its concentration increases in solution. This process is
called dissolution.

(ii). Crystallization: Some solute particles collide with solute particles in

solution and get separated out. This process is called crystallization.

(iii). Saturated solution: Such a solution in which no more solute can be

dissolved at the same temperature and pressure is called a saturated
solution.
(iv). Unsaturated solution: An unsaturated solution is one in which
more solute can be dissolved at the same temperature.

(vi) Effect of temperature: In general, if in a nearly saturated solution,

the dissolution process is endothermic, the solubility should increase
with rise in temperature, if it is exothermic, the solubility should decrease
with rise in temperature.

(vii) Effect of pressure: Solids and liquids are highly incompressible, so

pressure does not have any significant effect on solubility of solids and
liquids.

(vii) Supersaturated solution: When more solute can be dissolved at

higher temperature in a saturated solution, then the solution becomes
supersaturated.

2. Solubility of Gas in Liquid

All gases are soluble in water as well as in other liquids to a greater or

lesser extent. The solubility of a gas in liquid depends upon the following
factors Nature of the gas, Nature of solvent, Temperature and Pressure.

Generally, the gases which can be easily liquified are more soluble in
common solvents. For e.g., CO2 is more soluble than hydrogen or oxygen

in water. The gases which are capable of forming ions in aqueous

solutions are much more soluble in water than other solvents. For e.g.,
HCl and NH3 are highly soluble in water but not in organic solvents (like

benzene) in which they do not ionize.

(i) Effect of temperature: Solubility of most of the gases in liquids

decreases with rise in temperature. In dissolution of a gas in liquid, heat
is evolved and thus this is an exothermic process. The dissolution
process involves dynamic equilibrium and thus follows Le Chatelier’s
principle. As dissolution is exothermic the solubility of gas should
decrease with rise in temperature.

(ii) Effect of pressure: Henry’s law - At constant temperature, the

solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the
gas.

p = KH x,

KH = Henry’s law constant.

Applications of Henry’s law

1. In manufacture of soft drinks and soda water, CO2 is passed at high

pressure to increase its solubility.

1. To minimise the painful effects accompanying the decompression

of deep sea divers. O2 diluted with less soluble. He gas is used as

breathing gas.

1. At high altitudes, the partial pressure of O2 is less then that at the

ground level. This leads to low concentrations of O2 in the blood of

climbers which causes ‘anoxia’.

Vapour Pressure of Solution

It is the pressure exerted by vapour on the surface layer of liquid at

equilibrium between vapour and liquid.

Factors affecting Vapour Pressure

i). Nature of liquid

Liquid with higher intermolecular attraction forces form less amount of

vapour and hence lower vapour pressure and vice-versa.

ii). Temperature

Vapour pressure increases with temperature of liquid. This is because, as

temperature increases, kinetic energy of the molecules increases, hence,
more molecules leave the surface of the liquid and come into vapour
phase.

Raoult’s Law

According to Raoult’s law, for a solution of volatile liquids, the relative

lowering of vapour pressure of solution is directly proportional to its
mole fraction of dissolved solvent in solute.

P° − P
= XA
P°

Ideal Solution

The solution which obeys Raoult’s law at all compositions of solute and
solvent and at all temperature is called an ideal solution. Ex- Benzene
and Toluene, n-hexane and n-heptane.

Characteristics of an ideal Solution

1. Raoult’s law is obeyed by it.

2. ΔHmixing = 0 i.e., no heat should be absorbed or evolved during

mixing.

3. ΔVmixing = 0, i.e., no change in volume (expansion or contraction)

on mixing.

Non-ideal Solution

Those solutions which deviate from ideal behaviour are called non-ideal
solutions or real solutions. Acetone and CS2, Acetone and C2H5OH

Characteristics of an non-ideal Solution

1. Raoult’s law is not obeyed by it.

2. ΔHmixing ≠ 0 i.e., solution may absorb or release heat.

3. ΔVmixing ≠ 0 i.e., solution may expand or contract on mixing of

solute and solvent.

Azeotropic Mixture

At the constant boiling temperature, liquid mixture vapouries without

change in composition and the condensate contains same composition,
i.e., mixture distills like a pure liquid, which has same composition. At this
point, solution or mixture is called an azeotropic mixture.

Colligative Properties

The properties of dilute solution which depends only on number of

particles of solute (molecules or ions) present in the solution and not on
their nature, are called colligative properties. The important colligative
properties are;
 1. Relative lowering of vapour pressure
2. Elevation of boiling point
3. Depression in freezing point
4. Osmotic pressure

i). Relative Lowering of Vapour Pressure

When a non-volatile solute is added to a solvent, its vapour pressure gets

lowered. If this pressure is divided by pressure of pure solvent, this is
called relative lowering of vapour pressure.

According to Raoult’s law,

P° − P
= XA
P°

where, P° = V.P. of pure solvent

P° - P = lwering in vapour pressure

P° − P nA nA
= ...[XA = ]
P° nA + nB nA + nB

For dilute solution nA + nA ≈ nA

P° − P nA
=
P° nB

P° − P WA MB
= ×
0
P MA WB

where, WA = weight of solute

WB = weight of solvent

MA = molecular weight of solute

MB = molecular weight of solvent

ii). Elevation of boiling point

A liquid boils at the temperature at which its vapour pressure is equal to

the atmospheric pressure. The boiling point of a solution of non-volatile
solute is always higher than that of the boiling point of pure solvent in
which the solution is prepared. Similar to lowering of vapour pressure,
the elevation of boiling point also depends on the number of solute
particles rather than their nature.

Let T° be the boiling point of pure solvent and T be the boiling point of
solution. The increase in boiling point ΔTb = T – T° is known as elevation

in boiling point.

For dilute solutions, the ΔTb is directly proportional to the molal

concentration of the solute in a solution. Thus

ΔTb ∝ m

ΔTb = Kbm

Kb is molal elevation constant (Ebullioscopic constant). The unit of Kb is

K kg mol–1.

Substituting the value of molality in above equation, we get

 Kb × 1000 × w2
ΔTb =
M2 × w 1

Kb × 1000 × w2
M2 =
ΔTb × w1

Where, w1 = mass of solvent, w2 = mass of solute and M2 = molar mass of

solute

iii). Depression in freezing point

Freezing point is the temperature at which vapour pressure of liquid

phase becomes same as that of solid phase. The decrease in freezing
point of a solvent on the addition of a non-volatile solute is known as
depression in freezing point.

Let T° be the freezing point of pure solvent and T be the freezing point of
solution. The decrease in freezing point ΔTf = T° -T is known as

depression in freezing point.

For dilute solutions, the ΔTf is directly proportional to the molal

concentration of the solute in a solution. Thus

ΔTf ∝ m

ΔTf = Kf ⋅ m

Here Kf is molal depression constant or cryoscopic constant

Substituting the value of molality in above equation, we get

K × w2 × 1000
ΔTf =
M2 × w 1

K × w2 × 1000
M2 =
ΔTf × w1

Where, w1 = mass of solvent, w2 = mass of solute and M2 = molar mass of

solute

iv). Osmotic pressure

Osmosis is the spontaneous flow of the solvent molecules from a less

concentrated solution (dilute) to a more concentrated solution through a
semi-permeable membrane. The driving force of osmosis is called
osmotic pressure. Osmotic pressure may be defined as “the minimum
excess pressure that has to be applied on the solution to prevent the
osmosis".

Osmotic pressure of a solution ∝ molar concentration of solute in that

solution

π∝c

π = cRT

where, R = Gas constant = 0.0821 lit atm K-1 mole-1

T = Temperature

c = Molar concentration

n n
π= RT .....[c = ]
V V

W RT
 WB RT
π=
MB V

WB = wt. of solute

MB = Molar mass of solute

van’t Hoff Factor

To calculate the extent of association or dissociation, van’t Hoff in 1886

introduced a factor ‘i’ called van’t Hoff factor. van’t Hoff factor ‘i’ is
defined as ratio of the experimental value of colligative property to the
calculated value of colligative property.

i.e., i = (Experiment ecolligatival properties) / (Calculated ecolligativ

properties)

Summary

1. A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

and are classified as solids, liquids and gaseous solutions.

2. Concentration of a solution is expressed in terms of mole fraction,

molarity, molality and in percentages.

3. The dissolution of a gas in a liquid is governed by Henry’s law,

according to which, at a given temperature, the solubility of a gas in
a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas.

4. The vapour pressure of the solvent is lowered by the presence of a

non-volatile solute in the solution and this lowering is governed by
Raoult’s law, according to which relative lowering of vapour
pressure of solvent is equal to the mole fraction of non-volatile
solute present in solution.

5. Solutions which obey Raoult’s law over the entire range of

concentration are called ideal solutions. For non-ideal solutions,
positive and negative deviations are observed from Raoult’s law.
Azeotropes arise due to very large deviations from Raoult’s law.

6. Colligative properties are the properties of solutions which

depends on the number of solute particles and independent of
their chemical identity. These are relative lowering of vapour
pressure, elevation in boiling point, depression in freezing point
and osmotic pressure.

7. Solutes which dissociate in solution exhibit the molar mass lower

than the actual molar mass and those which associate show higher
molar mass.

8. van’t Hoff Factor ‘i’ is the extent to which a solute is dissociated or

associated. This can be defined as ratio of observed colligative
property to calculated colligative property.

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