160 Solution and Colligative properties

 Semipermeable membrane of Cu2[Fe(CN )6] dose

not work in non aqueous solutions because it get
dissolved in non aqueous solvents.

 Osmotic coefficient (g) is the ratio of van’t Hoff

factor (i) to the no. of ions furnished by one
 A supersaturated solution is metastable.
molecule of the electrolyte (N). i.e., g  i / N .
 Dissolution of gases in liquid is

exothermic because S  ve (non favourable

factor) and in order to have G  ve
(spontaneous process), H has to be –ve.

 1 M aqueous solution is more concentrated than 1

m aqueous solution.
Solubility
 Substances having high V.P. (e.g., petrol) 1. The solubility of a gas in water depends on [MP PET 2002]
evaporate more quickly than substances having (a) Nature of the gas (b) Temperature
low V.P. (e.g., motor oil). (c) Pressure of the gas (d) All of the above
2. Which of the following is not correct for D2O
 Babo’s law : The lowering in vapour pressure of a
[Orissa JEE 2002]
solution caused by addition of an non-volatile
(a) Boiling point is higher than H 2O
solute is called as Babo’s law.
(b) D2O reacts slowly than H 2 O
 Konowaloff’s rule : In case of a binary solution, o
(c) Viscosity is higher than H 2 O at 25
at a fixed temperature, the vapour phase is
(d) Solubility of NaCl in it is more than H 2O
richer in that component whose addition causes
increase in total vapour pressure of the solution 3. The statement “ The mass of a gas dissolved in a
given mass of a solvent at any temperature is
i.e., vapour phase is always richer in the more
proportional to the pressure of the gas above the
volatile component. solvent” is [AMU 2002]
(a) Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
 When a non-volatile solute is added to the
(b) Law of Mass Action
solvent, V.P. decrease, B.P. increase, F.P.
(c) Henry’s Law
decrease.
(d) None of these
 Ethylene glycol is commonly added to car radiators 4. Which is correct about Henry’s law [KCET 2002]

to depress the freezing point of water. It is known (a) The gas in contact with the liquid should
behave as an ideal gas
as antifreeze.
(b) There should not be any chemical interaction
 NaCl or CaCl2 (anhydrous) are used to clear between the gas and liquid
(c) The pressure applied should be high
snow on roads. It depresses the freezing point of
(d) All of these
water and reduce the temperature at which ice is
5. The statement “If 0.003 moles of a gas are
expected to be formed. dissolved in 900 g of water under a pressure of 1
atmosphere, 0.006 moles will be dissolved under
 Plasmolysis : When a plant cell is placed in a a pressure of 2 atmospheres”, illustrates[JIPMER 1999]
hypertonic solution, the fluid from the plant cell (a) Dalton’s law of partial pressure
comes out and the cell shrinks. This phenomenon (b) Graham’s law
is called plasmolysis and is due to osmosis. (c) Raoult’s law
(d) Henry’s law
 Bursting of red blood cells when placed in water
6. The solution of sugar in water contains [BHU 1973]
is due to osmosis.
(a) Free atoms (b) Free ions
 Gelatinous Cu2[Fe(CN ) 6 ] and gelatinous Ca3 (PO4 )2 (c) Free molecules (d) Free atom and
molecules
are artificial semipermeable membranes.
Method of expressing concentration of solution
 Solution and Colligative properties 161
(c) 0.99 (d) 9.9
1. 25 ml of 3.0 M HNO3 are mixed with 75 ml of 12. How much of NaOH is required to neutralise 1500
4.0 M HNO3 . If the volumes are additive, the cm 3 of 0.1 N HCl (At. wt. of Na =23) [KCET 2001]
molarity of the final mixture would be [DPMT 1986; MH CET 2(0a0
) 14
] g (b) 6 g
(a) 3.25 M (b) 4.0 M (c) 40 g (d) 60 g
(c) 3.75 M (d) 3.50 M 13. If 5.85 g of NaCl (molecular weight 58.5) is
dissolved in water and the solution is made up to
2. The amount of anhydrous Na2CO3 present in 250 0.5 litre, the molarity of the solution will be[AMU 1999; Pb
ml of 0.25 M solution is [DPMT 2001] (a) 0.2 (b) 0.4
(a) 6.225 g (b) 66.25 g (c) 1.0 (d) 0.1
(c) 6.0 g (d) 6.625 g 14. A mixture has 18g water and 414g ethanol. The
3. Dilute one litre 1 molar H 2 SO 4 solution by 5 litre mole fraction of water in mixture is (assume ideal
water, the normality of that solution is[DPMT 1983] behaviour of the mixture)
(a) 0.2N (b) 5 N (a) 0.1 (b) 0.4
(c) 0.7 (d) 0.9
(c) 10 N (d) 0.33 N
15. The number of molecules in 4.25 g of ammonia is
4. If 5.85 gms of NaCl are dissolved in 90 gms of approximately [CBSE PMT 2002]
water, the mole fraction of NaCl is
(a) 0.5  10 23 (b) 1.5  10 23
[CMC Vellore 1991; MP PMT 1994; AFMC 1998]
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 (c) 3.5  10 23 (d) 2.5  10 23
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.01 16. The largest number of molecules is in[Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(e) 0.0196 (a) 25 g of CO2 (b) 46 g of C2 H5 OH
5. The molarity of 0.006 mole of NaCl in 100ml (c) 36 g of H 2O (d) 54 g of N 2O5
solution is
[Bihar MEE 1996] 17. If 1 M and 2.5 litre NaOH solution is mixed with
another 0.5 M and 3 litre NaOH solution, then
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.06
molarity of the resultant solution will be[CBSE PMT 2002]
(c) 0.006 (d) 0.066
(a) 1.0 M (b) 0.73 M
(e) None of these
(c) 0.80 M (d) 0.50 M
6. 9.8 g of H 2SO 4 is present in 2 litres of a solution.
The molarity of the solution is 18. When a solute is present in trace quantities the
[EAMCET 1991; MP PMT 2002]
following expression is used[Kerala CET (Med.) 2002]
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.05 M (a) Gram per million (b) Milligram percent
(c) 0.2M (d) 0.01M
(c) Microgram percent (d) Nano gram percent
7. What will be the molarity of a solution containing
5 g of sodium hydroxide in 250 ml solution (e) Parts per million
19. When the concentration is expressed as the
[MP PET 1999; BHU 1999; KCET 1999;
number of moles of a solute per litre of solution it
AIIMS 2000; Pb. CET 2000]
known as
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2002]
(c) 2.0 (d) 0.1
(a) Normality (b) Molarity
8. The normality of 0.3M phosphorus acid (H 3 PO3 )
(c) Mole fraction (d) Mass percentage
is
[IIT 1999; AIIMS 2000]
(e) Molality
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.9 20. The normality of 2.3 M H 2SO 4 solution is[KCET 2000]
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.6 (a) 2.3 N (b) 4.6 N
9. Which of the following has maximum number of (c) 0.46 N (d) 0.23 N
molecules 21. The molarity of a solution made by mixing 50ml
[CBSE PMT 2002] of conc. H2SO 4 (36N) with 50 ml of water is[MP PMT 200
(a) 16 gm of O2 (b) 16 gm of NO2
(a) 36 M (b) 18 M
(c) 7 gm of N 2 (d) 2 gm of H 2 (c) 9 M (d) 6 M
10. Molarity is expressed as[JIPMER 1991; CBSE PMT 1991] 22. 171 g of cane sugar (C12 H22O11 ) is dissolved in 1
(a) Gram/litre (b) Moles/litre litre of water. The molarity of the solution is[MP PMT 200
(c) Litre/mole (d) Moles/1000 gms
(a) 2.0 M (b) 1.0 M
11. 20 ml of HCl solution requires 19.85 ml of
(c) 0.5 M (d) 0.25 M
0.01 M NaOH solution for complete neutralization.
23. The volumes of 4 N HCl and 10 N HCl required to
The molarity of HCl solution is make[MP PMT
1 litre of1999]
6 N HCl are [Kerala PMT 2004]
(a) 0.0099 (b) 0.099
 (a) 0.75 litre of 10 N HCl and 0.25 litre of 4 N HCl 31. How many gram of HCl will be present in 150 ml
(b) 0.25 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.75 litre of 10 N HCl of its 0.52 M solution [RPET 1999]
(c) 0.67 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.33 litre of 10 N HCl (a) 2.84 gm (b) 5.70 gm
(d) 0.80 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.20 litre of 10 N (c) 8.50 gm (d) 3.65 gm
HCl 32. The number of moles present in 2 litre of 0.5 M
(e) 0.50 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.50 litre of 10 N HCl NaOH is
24. Which statement is true for solution of 0.020 M [MH CET 2001]
H2 SO 4 (a) 0.5 (b) 0.1
[DPMT 2001] (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) 2 litre of the solution contains 0.020 mole of 33. 36g water and 828g ethyl alcohol form an ideal
SO 42 solution. The mole fraction of water in it, is[MP PMT 2003
(b) 2 litre of the solution contains 0.080 mole of (a) 1.0 (b) 0.7
H 3 O  (c) 0.4 (d) 0.1
34. What will be the normality of a solution
(c) 1 litre of the solution contains 0.020 mole
H 3 O  containing 4.9 g. H3 PO4 dissolved in 500 ml
water [MP PMT 2003]
(d) None of these (a) 0.3 (b) 1.0
25. 10 litre solution of urea contains 240g urea. The (c) 3.0 (d) 0.1
active mass of urea will be [KCET 2000] 35. 3.0 molal NaOH solution has a density of 1.110
(a) 0.04 (b) 0.02 g/ml. The molarity of the solution is [BVP 2003]
(c) 0.4 (d) 0.2 (a) 3.0504 (b) 3.64
26. 5 ml of N HCl, 20 ml of N/2 H2 SO 4 and 30 ml of N/3 (c) 3.05 (d) 2.9732
HNO3 are mixed together and volume made to one 36. Which of the following modes of expressing
litre. The normally of the resulting solution is [Kerala CET (Medc.o)n2c0e0n3t]ration is independent of temperature
N N CBSE PMT 1992, 95; MP PMT 1992; AIIMS 1997, 2001]
(a) (b)
5 10 (a) Molarity (b) Molality
N N (c) Formality (d) Normality
(c) (d)
20 40 37. The molality of a solution is [MP PMT 1996]
N
(e) (a) Number of moles of solute per 1000 ml of the
25 solvent
27. The amount of K2 Cr 2O7 (eq. wt. 49.04) required
(b) Number of moles of solute per 1000 gm of the
to prepare 100 ml of its 0.05 N solution is[JIPMER 2002s]olvent
(a) 2.9424 g (b) 0.4904 g (c) Number of moles of solute per 1000 ml of the
(c) 1.4712 g (d) 0.2452 g solution
28. With increase of temperature, which of these (d) Number of gram equivalents of solute per
changes
1000 ml of the solution
[AIEEE 2002]
(a) Molality 38. The number of molecules in 16 gm of methane is
(b) Weight fraction of solute [MP PET/PMT 1998]

(c) Fraction of solute present in water (a) 3.0  10 23

(b) 6.02  10 23
16 16
(d) Mole fraction (c)  10 23 (d) 10 23
29. 25ml of a solution of barium hydroxide on 6.02 3.0
titration with a 0.1molar solution of hydrochloric 39. The number of moles of a solute in its solution is
acid gave a litre value of 35 ml. The molarity of 20 and total number of moles are 80. The mole
barium hydroxide solution was fraction of solute is
[AIEEE 2003] [MP PMT 1997]
(a) 0.07 (b) 0.14 (a) 2.5 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.28 (d) 0.35 (c) 1 (d) 0.75
30. 2.0 molar solution is obtained , when 0.5 mole 40. The normality of a solution of sodium hydroxide
solute is dissolved in [MP PMT 2003] 100 ml of which contains 4 grams of NaOH is[CMC Vellore
(a) 250 ml solvent (b) 250 g solvent (a) 0.1 (b) 40
(c) 250 ml solution (d) 1000 ml solvent (c) 1.0 (d) 0.4
 41. Two solutions of a substance (non electrolyte) are 50. Conc. H2 SO 4 has a density of 1.98 gm/ml and is
mixed in the following manner 480 ml of 1.5M 98% H2SO 4 by weight. Its normality is[MP PET 2002]
first solution + 520 mL of 1.2M second solution.
(a) 2 N (b) 19.8 N
What is the molarity of the final mixture [AIEEE 2005]
(c) 39.6 N (d) 98 N
(a) 1.20 M (b) 1.50 M
51. The mole fraction of the solute in one molal
(c) 1.344 M (d) 2.70 M
aqueous solution is [CBSE PMT 2005]
42. The normal amount of glucose in 100ml of blood (a) 0.027 (b) 0.036
(8–12 hours after a meal) is [BHU 1981] (c) 0.018 (d) 0.009
(a) 8 mg (b) 80 mg N
52. With 63 gm of oxalic acid how many litres of
(c) 200 mg (d) 800 mg 10
solution can be prepared [RPET 1999]
43. Molar solution means 1 mole of solute present in
(a) 100 litre (b) 10 litre
[BCECE 2005]
(c) 1 litre (d) 1000 litre
(a) 1000g of solvent (b) 1 litre of solvent
53. Molarity of 0.2N H 2 SO 4 is [KCET 2005]
(c) 1 litre of solution (d) 1000g of solution
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.4
44. What will be the molality of a solution having
(c) 0.6 (d) 0.1
18 g of glucose (mol. wt. = 180) dissolved in 500 g
54. 10.6 grams of a substance of molecular weight 106
of water
was dissolved in 100ml . 10ml of this solution was
[MP PET/PMT 1998; CBSE PMT 2000; JIPMER 2001]
pipetted out into a 1000 ml flask and made up to the
(a) 1m (b) 0.5 m mark with distilled water. The molarity of the
(c) 0.2 m (d) 2 m resulting solution is [EAMCET 1998]
45. A solution of Al (SO ) {d  1.253 gm / ml} contain (a) 1.0M (b) 10 2 M
2 4 3

22% salt by weight. The molarity, normality and (c) 10 3 M (d) 10 4 M

molality of the solution is 55.[MT
P hPeETm
20o0
le4] fraction of water in 20% aqueous
(a) 0.805 M, 4.83 N, 0.825 M solution of H 2 O2 is [EAMCET 1993]
77 68
(b) 0.825 M, 48.3 N, 0.805 M (a) (b)
68 77
(c) 4.83 M, 4.83 N, 4.83 M
20 80
(d) None (c) (d)
80 20
46. Which of the following should be done in order to
56. Mole fraction (X ) of any solution is equal to
prepare 0.40 M NaCl starting with 100 ml of No. of moles of solute
0.30 M NaCl (mol.wt. of NaCl  58.5 ) [BIT 1992] (a)
Volume of solution in litre
(a) Add 0.585 g NaCl (b) Add 20 ml water No. of gram equivalent of solute
(b)
(c) Add 0.010ml NaCl (d) Evaporate 10ml Volume of solution in litre
water (c) No. of moles of solute
47. Which of the following solutions has the highest Massof solvent in kg
normality No. of moles of any constituen t
(d)
[JIPMER 1991] Total no. of moles of all constituen ts
(a) 8 gm of KOH / litre (b) N phosphoric acid 57. When WB gm solute (molecular mass MB )
(c) 6 gm of NaOH / 100 ml (d) 0.5M H2 SO 4 dissolves in WA gm solvent. The molality M of the
48. What volume of M solution contains 0.1 mole solution is
of the solute [AFMC 1984] (a) WB  M B WB 1000
(b) 
(a) 100 ml (b) 125 ml WA 1000 MB WA
(c) 500 ml (d) 62.5 ml (c) W 1000 (d) W  M

A A B

49. Hydrochloric acid solution A and B have WB MB WB 1000

concentration of 0.5 N and 0.1N respectively. The 58. Normality (N ) of a solution is equal to
volumes of solutions A and B required to make No. of moles of solute
2litres of 0.2N HCl are (a)
Volume of solution in litre
[KCET 1993] No. of gram equivalent of solute
(a) 0.5 l of A 1.5 l of B (b)
Volume of solution in litre
(b) 1.5 l of A  0.5l of B (c) No. of moles of solute
(c) 1.0 l of A 1.0 l of B Massof solvent in kg
(d) 0.75 l of A 1.25l of B (d) None of these
 59. The volume strength of 1.5 N H2O2 solution is (a) Solubility product of CuS is equal to the ionic
[CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 2002] product of ZnS
(a) 4.8 (b) 5.2 (b) Solubility product of CuS is equal to the
(c) 8.8 (d) 8.4 solubility product of ZnS
60. How many gm of H 2 SO 4 is present in 0.25 gm (c) Solubility product of CuS is lower than the
mole of H 2SO 4 [CPMT 1990] solubility product of ZnS
(a) 24.5 (b) 2.45 (d) Solubility product of CuS is greater than the
(c) 0.25 (d) 0.245 solubility product of ZnS
61. 20 g of hydrogen is present in 5 litre vessel. The 71. The number of moles of solute per kg of a solvent
molar concentration of hydrogen is [DPMT 2000] is called its [DPMT 1983; IIT 1985; CPMT 1999]
(a) 4 (b) 1 (a) Molarity (b) Normality
(c) 3 (d) 2 (c) Molar fraction (d) Molality
62. To prepare a solution of concentration of 0.03 72. 1.0 gm of pure calcium carbonate was found to
g/ml of AgNO 3 , what amount of AgNO 3 should be require 50 ml of dilute HCl for complete reaction.
added in 60 ml of solution [AFMC 2005] The strength of the HCl solution is given by[CPMT 1986]
(a) 1.8 (b) 0.8 (a) 4 N (b) 2 N
(c) 0.18 (d) None of these (c) 0.4 N (d) 0.2 N
63. How many grams of dibasic acid (mol. wt. 200) 73. Molecular weight of glucose is 180. A solution of
should be present in 100ml of its aqueous solution glucose which contains 18 gms per litre is[AFMC 1978]
to give decinormal strength[AIIMS 1992; CBSE PMT 1999; AFM(Ca1)92
9 9m
; olal (b) 1 molal
KCET 2000; CPMT 2001] (c) 0.1 molal (d) 18 molal
(a) 1g (b) 2 g 74. 0.5 M of H 2 SO 4 is diluted from 1 litre to 10 litre,
(c) 10 g (d) 20 g normality of resulting solution is [AFMC 2005]
64. The weight of pure NaOH required to prepare (a) 1 N (b) 0.1 N
250 cm 3 of 0.1N solution is[KCET 1991; Kerala PMT 2004] (c) 10 N (d) 11 N
(a) 4 g (b) 1g 75. If one mole of a substance is present in 1kg of
(c) 2 g (d) 10 g solvent, then
65. If 20ml of 0.4 N NaOH solution completely [CPMT 1996]
neutralises 40ml of a dibasic acid. The molarity of (a) It shows molar concentration
the acid solution is (b) It shows molal concentration
[EAMCET 1987] (c) It shows normality
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.2M (d) It shows strength gm / gm
(c) 0.3M (d) 0.4 M 76. The molality of 90% H2SO4 solution is
66. Which of the following concentration factor is
affected by change in temperature [DCE 2002] [density=1.8 gm/ml] [MP PMT 2004]
(a) Molarity (b) Molality (a) 1.8 (b) 48.4
(c) Mole fraction (d) Weight fraction (c) 9.18 (d) 94.6
67. The distribution law is applied for the 77. The volume of water to be added to 100 cm 3 of 0.5 N
distribution of basic acid between [UPSEAT 2001] H2 SO 4 to get decinormal concentration is
(a) Water and ethyl alcohol
(a) 400 cm 3 (b) 500 cm 3
(b) Water and amyl alcohol
(c) Water and sulphuric acid (c) 450 cm 3 (d) 100 cm 3
78. If 25 ml of 0.25 M NaCl solution is diluted with
(d) Water and liquor ammonia
water to a volume of 500ml the new
68. Which is heaviest [CBSE PMT 1991] concentration of the solution is
(a) 25 gm of mercury [UPSEAT 2000, 01]
(b) 2 moles of water (a) 0.167 M (b) 0.0125 M
(c) 2 moles of carbon dioxide (c) 0.833 M (d) 0.0167 M
(d) 4 gm atoms of oxygen 79. 10 grams of a solute is dissolved in 90 grams of a
69. The molarity of a solution of Na 2CO3 having solvent. Its mass percent in solution is
10.6 g / 500 ml of solution is [AFMC 1992; DCE 2000] (a) 0.01 (b) 11.1
(a) 0.2M (b) 2M (c) 10 (d) 9
(c) 20 M (d) 0.02M 80. What is the molality of a solution which contains
18 g of glucose (C6 H12 O6 ) in 250 g of water [UPSEAT 2001]
70. On passing H2 S gas through a solution of Cu  
2
(a) 4.0 m (b) 0.4 m
and Zn ions, CuS is precipitated first because[AMU 2001]
(c) 4.2 m (d) 0.8 m
81. Calculate the molality of 1 litre solution of 93% 92. The weight of H2 C2 O4 . 2H2O required to prepare
H2 SO 4 (weight/volume). The density of the 500 ml of 0.2N solution is [EAMCET 1991]
solution is 1.84 g /ml [UPSEAT 2000] (a) 126 g (b) 12 .6 g
(a) 10.43 (b) 20.36 (c) 63 g (d) 6.3 g
(c) 12.05 (d) 14.05
93. In a solution of 7.8 gm benzene C6 H 6 and 46.0 gm
82. Volume of water needed to mix with 10 ml 10N
HNO 3 to get 0.1 N HNO3 [UPSEAT 2003] toluene (C6 H5 CH 3 ) , the mole fraction of benzene
(a) 1000 ml (b) 990 ml in this solution is [BHU 1981, 87]
(a) 1 / 6 (b) 1 / 5
(c) 1010 ml (d) 10 ml
83. The sum of the mole fraction of the components of (c) 1 / 2 (d) 1 / 3
a solution is 94. A solution contains 25%H 2 O , 25%C 2H5 OH and
(a) 0 (b) 1 50%CH 3 COOH by mass. The mole fraction of
(c) 2 (d) 4 H 2 O would be
84. Increasing the temperature of an aqueous solution (a) 0.25 (b) 2.5
will cause
(c) 0.503 (d) 5.03
[IIT Screening 1993]
95. A 5 molar solution of H 2SO 4 is diluted from 1 litre
(a) Decrease in molality (b) Decrease in molarity
(c) Decrease in mole fraction (d)Decrease in % w/w to 10 litres. What is the normality of the solution [AFMC 2
85. 1000 gms aqueous solution of CaCO3 contains 10 (a) 0.25 N (b) 1 N
gms of carbonate. Concentration of the solution is (c) 2 N (d) 7 N
[CPMT 1985]
(a) 10 ppm (b) 100 ppm 96. Molarity of a solution containing 1g NaOH in
(c) 1000 ppm (d) 10000 ppm 250ml of solution is [EAMCET 1990]
86. 3.65 gms of HCl is dissolved in 16.2 gms of water. (a) 0.1M (b) 1M
The mole fraction of HCl in the resulting solution (c) 0.01 M (d) 0.001 M
is [EAMCET 2003]
97. What is molarity of a solution of HCl which
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.3 contains 49% by weight of solute and whose
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1 specific gravity is 1.41
87. An aqueous solution of glucose is 10% in strength. [CPMT 2001; CBSE PMT 2001]
The volume in which 1gm mole of it is dissolved (a) 15.25 (b) 16.75
will be (c) 18.92 (d) 20.08
[AIIMS 1992; Pb. CET 2004]
98. NaClO solution reacts with H 2 SO 3 as,
(a) 18 litre (b) 9 litre
NaClO  H2 SO 3  NaCl  H2 SO 4 . A solution of
(c) 0.9 litre (d) 1.8 litre
NaClO used in the above reaction contained 15g
88. The concentration of an aqueous solution of of NaClO per litre. The normality of the solution
0.01M CH3OH solution is very nearly equal to
would be [AMU 1999]
which of the following [BITS 1992] (a) 0.8 (b) 0.6
(a) 0.01% CH3 OH (b) 0.01m CH3 OH
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.33
(c) xCH 3 OH  0.01 (d) 0.99 M H2 O
99. A solution contains 1.2046 10 24 hydrochloric acid
(e) 0.01N CH3OH molecules in one dm 3 of the solution. The
89. When 1.80 gm glucose dissolve in 90 gm of H 2 O , strength of the solution is [KCET 2004]

the mole fraction of glucose is [AFMC 2000] (a) 6 N (b) 2 N

(a) 0.00399 (b) 0.00199 (c) 4 N (d) 8 N
1
(c) 0.0199 (d) 0.998 100. 10 N and N solution is called
10
90. 6.02  10 20 molecules of urea are present in 100 ml
of its solution. The concentration of urea solution (a) Decinormal and decanormal solution
is [AIEEE 2004] (b) Normal and decinormal solution
(a) 0.02 M (b) 0.01 M (c) Normal and decanormal solution
(c) 0.001 M (d) 0.1 M (d) Decanormal and decinormal solution
(Avogadro constant, N A  6.02 10 23 mol 1) 101. When 7.1gm Na 2SO 4 (molecular mass 142)
dissolves in 100 ml H 2O , the molarity of the
91. The number of moles of SO 2 Cl 2 in 13 .5 gm is[CPMT 1994]
solution is
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 [CBSE PMT 1991; MP PET 1993, 95]
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.4 (a) 2.0 M (b) 1.0 M
 (c) 0.5 M (d) 0.05 M 113. 10ml of conc. H 2 SO 4 (18 molar) is diluted to 1
102. Molarity of 4% NaOH solution is [EAliM
trCeE. TTh
19e8a7p
] proximate strength of dilute acid could
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.5M be [JIPMER 1991]
(c) 0.01M (d) 1.0M (a) 0.18 N (b) 0.09 N
103. When 6 gm urea dissolve in 180 gm H2O . The mole (c) 0.36 N (d) 1800 N
fraction of urea is [CPMT 1988] 114. The normality of 10 lit. volume hydrogen peroxide is
10 10.1 [Kerala CET (Med.) 2003]
(a) (b)
10.1 10 (a) 0.176 (b) 3.52
10.1 0.1 (c) 1.78 (d) 0.88
(c) (d) (e) 17.8
0.1 10.1
104. The normality of 10% (weight/volume) acetic acid 115. Essential quantity of ammonium sulphate taken
is for preparation of 1 molar solution in 2 litres is
[CPMT 1983] (a) 132 gm (b) 264 gm
(a) 1 N (b) 10 N (c) 198 gm (d) 212 gm
(c) 1.7 N (d) 0.83 N 116. In a mixture of 1 gm H and 8 gm O2 , the mole
2
105. Unit of mole fraction is [BHU 1998, 2005]
fraction of hydrogen is [Orissa JEE 2002]
(a) Moles/litre (b) Moles/litre2
(a) 0.667 (b) 0.5
(c) Moles–litre (d) Dimensionless
106. Normality of 2M sulphuric acid is (c) 0.33 (d) None of these
[AIIMS 1991, 92; Pb. CET 2002] 117. A solution of CaCl 2 is 0.5 mol / litre , then the moles
(a) 2 N (b) 4 N of chloride ion in 500 ml will be [MP PMT 1986]
(c) N / 2 (d) N / 4 (a) 0.25 (b) 0.50
107. Molar concentration (M ) of any solution = (c) 0.75 (d) 1.00
No. of moles of solute 118. What is the molarity of H2 SO 4 solution, that has
(a)
Volume of solution in litre a density 1.84 gm/cc at 35 o C and contains solute
No. of gram equivalent of solute 98% by weight
(b)
Volume of solution in litre [AIIMS 2001]
No. of moles of solute (a] 4.18 M (b) 8.14 M
(c) (c) 18.4 M (d) 18 M
Massof solvent in kg
No. of moles of any constituen t 119. A certain aqueous solution of FeCl 3 (formula mass
(d) =162) has a density of 1.1 g / ml and contains
Total no. of moles of all constituen ts
108. If 5.0 gm of BaCl 2 is present in 10 6 gm solution, % FeCl 3 . Molar concentration of this solution
the concentration is is [Pb. PMT 1998]
(a) 1 ppm (b) 5 ppm (a) 0.028 (b) 0.163
(c) 50 ppm (d) 1000 ppm (c) 1.27 (d) 1.47
109. 1 Molar solution contains [DPMT 2002]
120. If 0.50 mol of CaCl 2 is mixed with 0.20 mol of
(a) 1000g of solute (b) 1000g of solvent Na3 PO4 , the maximum number of moles of
(c) 1 litre of solvent (d) 1 litre of solution Ca3 (PO4 )2 which can be formed, is
110. To neutralise completely 20 mL of 0.1 M aqueous (a) 0.70 (b) 0.50
solution of phosphorous acid (H3 PO3 ), the volume (c) 0.20 (d) 0.10
of 0.1 M aqueous KOH solution required is 121[.AIAEn
EE X200
m4o]lal solution of a compound in benzene
(a) 40 mL (b) 20 mL has mole fraction of solute equal to 0.2. The value
(c) 10 mL (d) 60 mL of X is
111. On dissolving 1 mole of each of the following [KCET 1996; DCE 2001]
acids in 1 litre water, the acid which does not give (a) 14 (b) 3.2
a solution of strength 1N is [M(PcP
) E4T 1993] (d) 2
(a) HCl (b) Perchloric acid 122. Molecular weight of urea is 60. A solution of urea
(c) HNO3 (d) Phosphoric acid containing 6 g urea in one litre is [BHU 1996, 99]

112. How many grams of NaOH will be required to (a) 1 molar (b) 1.5 molar
neutralize 12.2 grams of benzoic acid[MP PMT 1999] (c) 0.1 molar (d) 0.01 molar
(a) 40 gms (b) 4 gms 123. The molar solution of sulphuric acid is equal to
(c) 16 gms (d) 12.2 gms [MP PET 1999]
(a) N solution (b) 2 N solution
(c) N / 2 solution (d) 3 N solution
124. The weight of sodium carbonate required to 134. If we take 44 g of CO2 and 14 g of N 2 what will
prepare 500 ml of a semi- normal solution is [JIPMER 1999] be mole fraction of CO2 in the mixture [KCET 1990]
(a) 13.25 g (b) 26.5 g
(c) 53 g (d) 6.125 g (a) 1/5 (b) 1/3
125. 200 ml of a solution contains 5.85 g dissolved (c) 2/3 (d) 1/4
What is the volume of 0.1 N HCl required to react
sodium chloride. The concentration of the 135.
solution will be (Na  23;Cl  35.5) [MP PMT 1999] completely with 1.0 g of pure calcium carbonate
(a) 1 molar (b) 2 molar (Ca  40,C  12 and O  16 ) [KCET 1998]
(c) 0.5 molar (d) 0.25 molar (a) 150 cm 3 (b) 250 cm 3
126. Molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 75.5 3
(c) 200 cm (d) 100 cm 3
g of pure KOH in 540 ml solution is [BHU 1999]
(a) 3.05 M (b) 1.35 M 136. The amount of NaOH in gms in 250 cm 3 of a
(c) 2.50 M (d) 4.50 M 0.100 M NaOH solution would be
127. Which one of the following is an extensive (a) 4 gm (b) 2 gm
property (c) 1 gm (d) 2.5 gm
[KCET 1998]
137. 4.0 gm of NaOH are contained in one decilitre of
(a) Molar volume (b) Molarity solution. Its molarity would be
(c) Number of moles (d) Mole fraction (a) 4 M (b) 2 M
128. Addition of conc. HCl to saturated BaCl 2 solution
(c) 1 M (d) 1.5 M
precipitates BaCl 2 ; because [AMU 2000]
138. When 90 gm of water is mixed with 300 gm of
(a) It follows from Le Chatelier’s principle acetic acid. The total number of moles will be
(b) Of common-ion effect (a) 5 (b) 10
(c) Ionic product (Ba  ), (Cl  ) remains constant in a (c) 15 (d) 20
saturated solution
139. A molal solution is one that contains one mole of a
(d) At constant temperature, the product (Ba 2 ), solute in
(Cl  )2 remains constant in a saturated [NCERT 1983; DPMT 1983; CPMT 1985; IIT 1986;
solution MP PMT 1987; EAMCET 1990; MP PET 1994, 99]
129. How much water is needed to dilute 10 ml of 10 N (a) 1000 gm of the solvent
hydrochloric acid to make it exactly decinormal
(b) One litre of the solvent
(0.1 N)
[EAMCET 1982] (c) One litre of the solution
(a) 990 ml (b) 1000 ml (d) 22.4 litres of the solution
(c) 1010 ml (d) 100 ml 140. What weight of ferrous ammonium sulphate is
130. The formula weight of H2SO4 is 98. The weight of needed to prepare 100 ml of 0.1 normal solution
the acid in 400 ml of 0.1M solution is[EAMCET 1987] (mol. wt. 392)
(a) 2.45 g (b) 3.92 g [CPMT 1983]

(c) 4.90 g (d) 9.8 g (a) 39.2 gm (b) 3.92 gm

(c) 1.96 gm (d) 19.6 gm
131. The molarity of pure water is
[CPMT 1974, 88, 90; CMC Vellore 1991; RPET 1999; 141. If 18 gm of glucose (C6 H12 O6 ) is present in 1000
NCERT 1974, 76; MP PMT 1999; AMU 2002] gm of an aqueous solution of glucose, it is said to
(a) 55.6 (b) 5.56 be [CPMT 1986]
(c) 100 (d) 18 (a) 1 molal (b) 1.1 molal
132. The molarity of a 0.2 N Na2CO3 solution will be (c) 0.5 molal (d) 0.1 molal
[MP PMT 1987; Pb. CET 2004] 142. The number of moles of KCl in 1000 ml of 3 molar
(a) 0.05 M (b) 0.2 M solution is [NCERT 1973]
(c) 0.1 M (d) 0.4 M
(a) 1 (b) 2
133. How many moles of water are present in 180 g of
(c) 3 (d) 1.5
water
[JIPMER 1991; DPMT 1982; Manipal MEE 1995] 143. The unit of molality is [Pb. CET 2003]

(a) 1 mole (b) 18 mole (a) Mole per litre (b) Mole per kilogram
(c) 10 mole (d) 100 mole (c) Per mole per litre (d) Mole litre
144. A solution contains 1 mole of water and 4 mole of (d) Nature of solvent only
ethanol. The mole fraction of water and ethanol 8. Which is not a colligative property
will be
[CPMT 1984; BHU 1982; Manipal MEE 1995]
(a) 0.2 water + 0.8 ethanol (a) Refractive index
(b) 0.4 water + 0.6 ethanol (b) Lowering of vapour pressure
(c) 0.6 water + 0.8 ethanol (c) Depression of freezing point
(d) 0.8 water + 0.2 ethanol (d) Elevation of boiling point
9. Which of the following is a colligative property
Colligative properties
[BHU 1990; NCERT 1983; MP PMT 1983; DPMT 1981, 83;
1. The magnitude of colligative properties in all MP PET/PMT 1998; AIIMS 1999; Pb. CET 2000]
colloidal dispersions is ….than solution [AMU 1999] (a) Surface tension (b) Viscosity
(a) Lower (b) Higher (c) Osmotic pressure (d) Optical rotation
(c) Both (d) None 10. Colligative properties are used for the
determination of
2. Equimolar solutions in the same solvent have[AIEEE 2005] [Kerala CET (Engg.) 2002]
(a) Same boiling point but different freezing point (a) Molar Mass
(b) Same freezing point but different boiling point (b) Equivalent weight
(c) Same boiling and same freezing points (c) Arrangement of molecules
(d) Different boiling and different freezing points (d) Melting point and boiling point
3. Which of the following is a colligative property (d) Both (a) and (b)
[AFMC 1992; CBSE PMT 1992; MP PMT 1996, 2003] 11. What does not change on changing temperature
(a) Osmotic pressure (b) Boiling point [DCE 2001]

(c) Vapour pressure (d) Freezing point (a) Mole fraction (b) Normality

4. The colligative properties of a solution depend on (c) Molality (d) None of these
[CPMT 1984; MP PMT 1993; UPSEAT 2001; Kerala PMT 2002]
Lowering of vapour pressure
(a) Nature of solute particles present in it
(b) Nature of solvent used 1. Vapour pressure of CCl 4 at 25 o C is 143mm of
(c) Number of solute particles present in it Hg 0.5 gm of a non-volatile solute (mol. wt. = 65)
(d) Number of moles of solvent only is dissolved in 100 ml CCl 4 . Find the vapour
5. Which of the following is not a colligative pressure of the solution (Density of
property CCl 4  1.58 g / cm 2 ) [CBSE PMT 1998]
[BHU 1982; CPMT 1988; DPMT 1985; MP PET 1999]
(a) 141.43 mm (b) 94.39 mm
(a) Osmotic pressure
(c) 199.34 mm (d) 143.99 mm
(b) Elevation in B.P.
(c) Vapour pressure 2. For a solution of volatile liquids the partial
vapour pressure of each component in solution is
(d) Depression in freezing point directly proportional to
6. Which of the following is not a colligative (a) Molarity (b) Mole fraction
property
(c) Molality (d) Normality
[MP PET 2001; CPMT 2001; Pb. CET 2001] 3. “The relative lowering of the vapour pressure is
(a) Optical activity equal to the mole fraction of the solute.” This law
(b) Elevation in boiling point is called
(c) Osmotic pressure [MP PET 1997, 2001]
(a) Henry's law (b) Raoult's law
(d) Lowering of vapour pressure
(c) Ostwald's law (d) Arrhenius's law
7. Colligative properties of a solution depends upon
[MP PMT 1994, 2002]
4. The relative lowering of vapour pressure
produced by dissolving 71.5 g of a substance in
(a) Nature of both solvent and solute 1000 g of water is 0.00713. The molecular weight
(b) The relative number of solute and solvent of the substance will be
particles [DPMT 2001]
(c) Nature of solute only (a) 18.0 (b) 342
 (c) 60 (d) 180 [EAMCET 1991; CBSE PMT 1991]
5. When mercuric iodide is added to the aqueous (a) Solute moleules and solvent molecules
solution of potassium iodide, the [IIT 1987] (b) Solute molecules and the total molecules in
(a) Freezing point is raised the solution
(b) Freezing point is lowered (c) Solvent molecules and the total molecules in
the solution
(c) Freezing point does not change
(d) Solvent molecules and the total number of
(d) Boiling point does not change ions of the solute
6. Vapour pressure of a solution is 13. 5cm 3 of acetone is added to 100 cm 3 of water, the
[EAMCET 1988; MP PET 1994]
vapour pressure of water over the solution
(a) Directly proportional to the mole fraction of (a) It will be equal to the vapour pressure of pure
the solvent water
(b) Inversely proportional to the mole fraction of (b) It will be less than the vapour pressure of
the solute pure water
(c) Inversely proportional to the mole fraction of (c) It will be greater than the vapour pressure of
the solvent pure water
(d) Directly proportional to the mole fraction of (d) It will be very large
the solute 14. At 300 K, when a solute is added to a solvent its
vapour pressure over the mercury reduces from
7. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent the
50 mm to 45 mm. The value of mole fraction of
vapour pressure of the solvent is decreased. This
solute will be
results in
(a) 0.005 (b) 0.010
[NCERT 1981]
(c) 0.100 (d) 0.900
(a) An increase in the b.p. of the solution
15. A solution has a 1 : 4 mole ratio of pentane to
(b) A decrease in the b.p. of the solvent hexane. The vapour pressure of the pure
(c) The solution having a higher freezing point hydrocarbons at 20°C are 440 mmHg for pentane
than the solvent and 120 mmHg for hexane. The mole fraction of
(d) The solution having a lower osmotic pressure pentane in the vapour phase would be
[CBSE PMT 2005]
than the solvent
(a) 0.549 (b) 0.200
8. If P o and P are the vapour pressure of a solvent (c) 0.786 (d) 0.478
and its solution respectively and N1 and N 2 are 16. Benzene and toluene form nearly ideal solutions.
the mole fractions of the solvent and solute At 20°C, the vapour pressure of benzene is 75 torr
respectively, then correct relation is and that of toluene is 22 torr. The parial vapour
(a) P  Po N 1 (b) P  Po N 2 pressure of benzene at 20°C for a solution
containing 78g of benzene and 46g of toluene in
(c) P o  P N 2 (d) P  Po (N1 / N 2 )
torr is [AIEEE 2005]
9. An aqueous solution of methanol in water has (a) 50 (b) 25
vapour pressure [MNR 1986] (c) 37.5 (d) 53.5
(a) Equal to that of water 17. The vapour pressure lowering caused by the
(b) Equal to that of methanol addition of 100 g of sucrose(molecular mass =
(c) More than that of water 342) to 1000 g of water if the vapour pressure of
(d) Less than that of water pure water at 25 o C is 23.8 mm Hg
10. The pressure under which liquid and vapour can [RPET 1999]
coexist at equilibrium is called the (a) 1.25 mm Hg (b) 0.125 mm Hg
(a) Limiting vapour pressure (c) 1.15 mm Hg (d) 00.12 mm Hg
(b) Real vapour pressure 18. Which of the following is incorrect [J & K 2005]

(c) Normal vapour pressure (a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure is

independent
(d) Saturated vapour pressure
(b) The vapour pressure is a colligative property
11. Which solution will show the maximum vapour
(c) Vapour pressure of a solution is lower than
pressure at 300 K [DPMT 2001]
the vapour pressure of the solvent
(a) 1 M C 12 H22 O11 (b) 1 M CH 3COOH
(d) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is
(c) 1 M NaCl 2 (d) 1 M NaCl directly propertional to the original pressure
12. The relative lowering of the vapour pressure is 19. Among the following substances the lowest
equal to the ratio between the number of vapour pressure is exerted by
 (a) Water (b) Mercury 27. An aqueous solution of glucose was prepared by
(c) Kerosene (d) Rectified spirit dissolving 18 g of glucose in 90 g of water. The
20. According to Raoult's law the relative lowering of relative lowering in vapour pressure is [KCET 2002]
vapour pressure of a solution of volatile substance (a) 0.02 (b) 1
is equal to (c) 20 (d) 180
[CBSE PMT 1995; BHU 2001]
28. “Relative lowering in vapour pressure of solution
(a) Mole fraction of the solvent containing non-volatile solute is directly
(b) Mole fraction of the solute proportional to mole fraction of solute”. Above
(c) Weight percentage of a solute statement is [AFMC 2004]
(d) Weight percentage of a solvent (a) Henry law (b) Dulong and Petit law
21. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent, the (c) Raoult's law (d) Le-Chatelier's
vapour pressure of the solvent is decreased. This principle
results in
29. An ideal solution was obtained by mixing
[MP PMT 1983; NCERT 1981]
methanol and ethanol. If the partial vapour
(a) An increase in the boiling point of the solution
pressure of methanol and ethanol are 2.619 kPa
(b) A decrease in the boiling point of solvent
and 4.556 kPa respectively, the composition of the
(c) The solution having a higher freezing point
than the solvent vapour (in terms of mole fraction) will be
(d) The solution having a lower osmotic pressure [Pb. PMT 1998]
than the solvent (a) 0.635 methanol, 0.365 ethanol
22. The vapour pressure of a liquid depends on (b) 0.365 methanol, 0.635 ethanol
(a) Temperature but not on volume (c) 0.574 methanol, 0.326 ethanol
(b) Volume but not on temperature
(d) 0.173 methanol, 0.827 ethanol
(c) Temperature and volume
30. The vapour pressure of two liquids P and Q are 80
(d) Neither on temperature nor on volume and 600 torr, respectively. The total vapour
23. Which one of the statements given below pressure of solution obtained by mixing 3 mole of
concerning properties of solutions, describes a P and 2 mole of Q would be
colligative effect [AIIMS 2003]
[CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) Boiling point of pure water decreases by the
(a) 140 torr (b) 20 torr
addition of ethanol
(b) Vapour pressure of pure water decreases by (c) 68 torr (d) 72 torr
the addition of nitric acid 31. The vapour pressure of benzene at a certain
(c) Vapour pressure of pure benzene decreases by temperature is 640 mm of Hg . A non-volatile and
the addition of naphthalene non-electrolyte solid weighing 2.175 g is added to
(d) Boiling point of pure benzene increases by the 39 .08 g of benzene. The vapour pressure of the
addition solution is 600 mm of Hg . What is the molecular
of toluene weight of solid substance
24. The atmospheric pressure is sum of the [CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 1999]
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2002]
(a) 49.50 (b) 59.6
(a) Pressure of the biomolecules
(c) 69.5 (d) 79.8
(b) Vapour pressure of atmospheric constituents
(c) Vapour pressure of chemicals and vapour 32. Which one of the following is the expression of
pressure of volatiles Raoult's law
p  ps  n p p  N
(d) Pressure created on to atmospheric molecules (a)  (b) s 
25. The vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 0.80 atm. p nN p N n
On mixing a non-volatile B to A, its vapour p  ps N ps  p N  n
(c)  (d) 
pressure becomes 0.6 atm. The mole fraction of B ps N n ps N
in the solution is [MP PET 2003]
p  vapour pressure of pure solvent
(a) 0.150 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.75 ps  vapour pressure of the solution
26. Lowering of vapour pressure is highest for [BHU 1997] n  number of moles of the solute
(a) Urea (b) 0.1M glucose N  number of moles of the solvent
(c) 0.1 M MgSO 4 (d) 0.1 M BaCl 2 33. Which has maximum vapour pressure [DPMT 2001]
(a) HI (b) HBr
(c) HCl (d) HF
34. When a non-volatile solute is dissolved in a (d) The vapour pressure of the solution is equal to
solvent, the relative lowering of vapour pressure the mole fraction of solvent
is equal to 41. The vapour pressure of a solvent A is 0.80 atm
[BHU 1979; IIT 1983] When a non-volatile substance B is added to this
(a) Mole fraction of solute solvent its vapour pressure drops to 0.6 atm.
(b) Mole fraction of solvent What is mole fraction of B in solution
(c) Concentration of the solute in grams per litre (a) 0.25 (b) 0.50
(d) Concentration of the solute in grams 100 ml (c) 0.75 (d) 0.90

35. 60 gm of Urea (Mol. wt 60) was dissolved in 9.9 42. Determination of correct molecular mass from
moles, of water. If the vapour pressure of pure Raoult's law is applicable to
water is Po , the vapour pressure of solution is [DCE 2000] (a) An electrolyte in solution
(a) 0.10 Po (b) 1.10 Po (b) A non-electrolyte in a dilute solution
(c) A non-electrolyte in a concentrated solution
(c) 0.90 Po (d) 0.99 Po
(d) An electrolyte in a liquid solvent
36. The vapour pressure of water at 20 o C is 17.54 43. If two substances A and B have P 0: P 0  1: 2 and
A B
mm. When 20g of a non-ionic, substance is
dissolved in 100g of water, the vapour pressure is have mole fraction in solution 1 : 2 then mole
lowered by 0.30 mm. What is the molecular fraction of A in vapours [DPMT 2005]
weight of the substances [UPSEAT 2001] (a) 0.33 (b) 0.25
(a) 210.2 (b) 206.88 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.2
(c) 215.2 (d) 200.8 44. A dry air is passed through the solution,
containing the 10 gm of solute and 90 gm of water
37. In an experiment, 1 g of a non-volatile solute was
and then it pass through pure water. There is the
dissolved in 100 g of acetone (mol. mass = 58) at
depression in weight of solution wt by 2.5 gm and
298K. The vapour pressure of the solution was
in weight of pure solvent by 0.05 gm. Calculate
found to be 192.5 mm Hg. The molecular weight of
the molecular weight of solute [Kerala CET 2005]
the solute is (vapour pressure of acetone = 195
mm Hg) (a) 50 (b) 180
[CPMT 2001; CBSE PMT 2001; Pb CET 2002] (c) 100 (d) 25
(a) 25.24 (b) 35.24 (e) 51
(c) 45.24 (d) 55.24
Ideal and Non-ideal solution
38. How many grams of CH 3 OH should be added to
water to prepare 150 ml solution of 2 M CH 3 OH [CBSE PM
1. T 19W
9 4h
] ich of the following liquid pairs shows a

(a) 9.6 (b) 2.4 positive deviation from Raoult's law

[MP PET 1993; UPSEAT 2001; AIEEE 2004]
(c) 9.6 10 3 (d) 2.4  10 3
(a) Water-nitric acid (b) Benzene-methanol
39. The vapour pressure of a solvent decreased by
10mm of mercury, when a non-volatile solute was (c) Water-hydrochloric acid (d)Acetone-chloroform
added to the solvent. The mole fraction of the 2. Which one of the following is non-ideal solution
solute in the solution is 0.2. What should be the (a) Benzene + toluene
mole fraction of the solvent, if decrease in the
vapour pressure is to be 20 mm of mercury (b) n -hexane + n -heptane

[CBSE PMT 1998]

(c) Ethyl bromide + ethyl iodide
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.6 (d) CCl 4  CHCl 3
(c) 0.4 (d) 0.2 3. A non ideal solution was prepared by mixing 30
40. For a dilute solution, Raoult's law states that ml chloroform and 50 ml acetone. The volume of
[CPMT 1987; BHU 1979; IIT 1985; MP PMT 2004; mixture will be [Pb. CET 2003]

MNR 1988; AMU 2002] (a) > 80 ml (b) < 80 ml

(a) The lowering of vapour pressure is equal to (c) = 80 ml (d)  80 ml
mole fraction of solute 4. Which pair from the following will not form an
(b) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is ideal solution
equal to mole fraction of solute (a) CCl 4  SiCl 4 (b) H2O  C4 H9 OH
(c) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is
(c) C2 H5 Br  C2 H5 I (d) C6 H14  C7 H16
proportional to the amount of solute in
solution 5. An ideal solution is that which [MP PMT 1996]
(a) Shows positive deviation from Raoult's law
 (b) Shows negative deviation from Raoult's law 16. Formation of a solution from two components can
(c) Has no connection with Raoult's law be considered as [CBSE PMT 2003]
(i) Pure solvent  separated solvent molecules
(d) Obeys Raoult's law
H1
6. Which one of the following mixtures can be (ii) Pure solute  separated
separated into pure components by fractional solute molecules H2
distillation [CPMT 1987]
(iii)Separated solvent and solute molecules 
(a) Benzene – toluene (b) Water – ethyl alcohol solution H3
(c) Water – nitric acid (d) Water – hydrochloric Solution so formed will be ideal if
acid (a) Hsoln  H3  H1  H2
7. All form ideal solutions except[DPMT 1983; MP PET 1997] (b) Hsoln  H1  H2  H3
(a) C2 H5 Br and C2 H5 I (b) C6 H5 Cl and C6 H5 Br (c) Hsoln  H1  H2  H3
(c) C6 H 6 and C6 H5 CH 3 (d) C2 H5 I and C2 H5 OH (d) Hsoln  H1  H2  H3
8. Which property is shown by an ideal solution 17. Identify the mixture that shows positive deviation
[MP PET 2002] from Raoult’s law [Kerala CET (Engg.) 2002]
(a) CHCl 3  (CH 3 ) 2 CO (b) (CH 3 ) 2 CO  C6 H 5 NH 2
(a) It follows Raoult's law (b) Hmix  0
(c) CHCl 3  C6 H6 (d) (CH 3 ) 2 CO  CS 2
(c) Vmix  0 (d) All of these
(e) C6 H5 N  CH 3COOH
9. When two liquid A and B are mixed then their
boiling points becomes greater than both of them. 18. When acetone is added to chloroform, then
What is the nature of this solution hydrogen bond is formed between them.These
(a) Ideal solution liquids show
(b) Positive deviation with non ideal solution (a) Positive deviation from Raoult's law
(c) Negative deviation with non ideal solution (b) Negative deviation from Raoult's law
(d) Normal solution (c) No deviation from Raoult's law
10. In mixture A and B components show –ve (d) Volume is slightly increased
deviation as 19. Which of the following is true when components
[AIEEE 2002] forming an ideal solution are mixed [AMU 2000]
(a) Vmix  0 (a) Hm  Vm  0 (b) Hm  Vm
(b) Hmix  0 (c) Hm  Vm (d) Hm  Vm  1
(c) A-B interaction is weaker than A-A and B-B 20. The liquid pair benzene-toluene shows [MP PET 1995]
interaction (a) Irregular deviation from Raoult's law
(d) A-B interaction is strong than A-A and B-B (b) Negative deviation from Raoult's law
interaction (c) Positive deviation from Raoult's law
11. In which case Raoult's law is not applicable (d) Practically no deviation from Raoult's law
(a) 1M NaCl (b) 1 M urea 21. The solution which shows negative or positive
(c) 1 M glucose (d) 1 M sucrose deviation by Raoult's law, is called
12. A solution that obeys Raoult's law is[EAMCET 1993] (a) Ideal solution (b) Real solution
(a) Normal (b) Molar (c) Non-ideal solution (d) Colloidal solution
(c) Ideal (d) Saturated 22. Which of the following does not show positive
13. An example of near ideal solution is deviation from Raoult’s law
(a) n -heptane and n -hexane (a) Benzene-Chloroform
(b) CH 3COOH  C5 H5 N (b) Benzene-Acetone
(c) Benzene-Ethanol
(c) CHCl 3 (C2 H5 ) 2 O
(d) Benzene-Carbon tetrachloride
(d) H2 O  HNO3 23. Which of the following mixture shows positive
14. A mixture of liquid showing positive deviation in deviation by ideal behaviour
Raoult's law is (a) CHCl 3 (CH 3 )2 CO (b) C6 H6  C6 H5 CH 3
(a) (CH 3 ) 2 CO  C2 H5 OH (b) (CH 3 ) 2 CO  CHCl 3 (c) H 2O  HCl (d) CCl 4  CHCl 3
(c) (C2 H5 ) 2 O  CHCl 3 (d) (CH 3 ) 2 CO  C6 H5 NH 2 24. Which property is not found in ideal solution
15. All form ideal solution except [UPSEAT 2001] (a) PA  PAo  X A (b) H mix  0
(a) C2 H5 Br and C2 H5 I (b) C2 H5Cl and C6 H5 Br (c) Vmix  0 (d) All of these
(c) C6 H6 and C6 H5 CH 3 (d) C2 H5 I and C2 H5 OH
25. Which of the following is not correct for ideal (d) Azeotropic liquid mixture
solution 4. Azeotropic mixture are [CPMT 1982]
[JIPMER 1997]
(a) S 0 (b) H 0 (a) Constant temperature boiling mixtures
mix mix (b) Those which boils at different temperatures
(c) It obeys Raoult's law (d) Vmix  0
(c) Mixture of two solids
26. Which of the following does not show negative
(d) None of the above
deviation from Raoult’s law [MP PMT 2001]
(a) Acetone-Chloroform (b) Acetone-Benzene 5. A mixture of two completely miscible non-ideal
(c) Chloroform-Ether (d) Chloroform-Benzene liquids which distil as such without change in its
composition at a constant temperature as though
27. A mixture of benzene and toluene forms [MP PMT 1993]
it were a pure liquid. This mixture is known as
(a) An ideal solution (b) Non-ideal solution
(a) Binary liquid mixture (b)Azeotropic mixture
(c) Suspension (d) Emulsion
28. Which of the following is an ideal solution (c) Eutectic mixture (d) Ideal mixture
(a) Water + ethanol
(b) Chloroform + carbon tetrachloride Osmosis and Osmotic pressure of the solution
(c) Benzene + toluene
(d) Water + hydrochloric acid 1. If 3 gm of glucose (mol. wt. 180) is dissolved in
29. When ethanol mixes in cyclohexane; cyclohexane 60 gm of water at 15 o C . Then the osmotic
reduces the intermolecular forces between pressure of this solution will be
ethanol molecule. In this, liquid pair shows (a) 0.34 atm (b) 0.65 atm
(a) Positive deviation by Raoult's law (c) 6.57 atm (d) 5.57 atm
(b) Negative deviation by Raoult's law
2. The concentration in gms per litre of a solution of
(c) No deviation by Raoult's law
cane sugar (M  342 ) which is isotonic with a
(d) Decrease in volume
solution containing 6 gms of urea (M  60) per
30. Liquids A and B form an ideal solution[AIEEE 2003]
litre is
(a) The enthalpy of mixing is zero
(b) The entropy of mixing is zero [Orissa PMT 1989]

(c) The free energy of mixing is zero (a) 3.42 (b) 34.2
(d) The free energy as well as the entropy of (c) 5.7 (d) 19
mixing are each zero 3. Osmotic pressure is 0.0821 atm at temperature of
300 K . Find concentration in mole/litre [Roorkee 1990]
Azeotropic mixture
(a) 0.033 (b) 0.066
1. The azeotropic mixture of water (b.p.100 o C) and (c) 0.33  10 2 (d) 3
HCl (b.p. 85 o C) boils at 108 .5 o C . When this mixture 4. Osmotic pressure of a solution containing 0.1
is distilled it is possible to obtain [IIT 1981] mole of solute per litre at 273 K is (in atm) [CPMT 1988]
0.1
(a) Pure HCl (a)  0.08205  273 (b) 0.1 1 0.08205  273
(b) Pure water 1

(c) Pure water as well as pure HCl 1 0.1  273

(c)  0.08205  273 (d) 
0.1 1 0.08205
(d) Neither HCl nor H 2O in their pure states
2. An azeotropic solution of two liquids has boiling 5. A solution contains non-volatile solute of
point lower than either when it molecular mass M p . Which of the following can
[NCERT 1978; IIT 1981]
(a) Shows a negative deviation from Raoult's law be used to calculate molecular mass of the solute
in terms of osmotic pressure (m = Mass of solute,
(b) Shows no deviation from Raoult's law V = Volume of solution and  = Osmotic pressure)
(c) Shows positive deviation from Raoult's law [CBSE PMT 2002]
(d) Is saturated m  m  RT
3. A liquid mixture boils without changing (a) Mp    VRT (b) Mp   V  
   
constituent is called  m    m 
[DPMT 1982; CPMT 1987] (c) Mp    (d) Mp   RT
 V  RT  V 
(a) Stable structure complex
(b) Binary liquid mixture 6. The osmotic pressure of a 5% (wt/vol) solution of
cane sugar at 150 o C is [AMU 1999]
(c) Zeotropic liquid mixture
(a) 2.45 atm (b) 5.078 atm
 (c) 3.4 atm (d) 4 atm solution, what is its osmotic pressure (R = 0.082
7. The relationship between osmotic pressure at lit. atm. k 1 mol 1 ) at 273k
273 K when 10 g glucose (P1 ),10 g urea (P2 ) and [UPSEAT 2001]
10 g sucrose (P3 ) are dissolved in 250 ml of water (a) 6.02 atm (b) 4.92 atm
is [CBSE PMT 1996] (c) 4.04 atm (d) 5.32 atm
(a) P1  P2  P3 (b) P3  P1  P2 15. Blood has been found to be isotonic with[CPMT 1994]
(a) Normal saline solution
(c) P2  P1  P3 (d) P2  P3  P1
(b) Saturated NaCl solution
8. In osmosis [DPMT 1985] (c) Saturated KCl solution
(a) Solvent molecules move from higher (d) Saturated solution of a 1 : 1 mixture of NaCl
concentration to lower concentration and KCl
(b) Solvent molecules move from lower to higher 16. If 20 g of a solute was dissolved in 500 ml of
concentration water and osmotic pressure of the solution was
(c) Solute molecules move from higher to lower found to be 600 mm of Hg at 15 o C, then
concentration molecular weight of the solute is
(d) Solute molecules move from lower to higher [BHU 2004]
concentration (a) 1000 (b) 1200
9. Semipermeable membrane is that which permits (c) 1400 (d) 1800
the passage of[BHU 1979; CPMT 1977, 84, 90; MP PMT 199147]. The osmotic pressure of 0.4% urea solution is
(a) Solute molecules only 1.66 atm and. that of a solution of suger of 3.42
(b) Solvent molecules only % is 2.46 atm. When both the solution are mixed
then the osmotic pressure of the resultant
(c) Solute and solvent molecules both solution will be [MP PMT 1985]
(d) Neither solute nor solvent molecules (a) 1.64 atm (b) 2.46 atm
10. Two solutions A and B are separated by semi- (c) 2.06 atm (d) 0.82 atm
permeable membrane. If liquid flows form A to B 18. Blood is isotonic with [DCE 2000]
then [MH CET 2000]
(a) 0.16 M NaCl (b) Conc. NaCl
(a) A is less concentrated than B
(c) 50 % NaCl (d) 30 % NaCl
(b) A is more concentrated than B 19. Which inorganic precipitate acts as
(c) Both have same concentration semipermeable membrane or The chemical
(d) None of these composition of semipermeable membrane is[CPMT 1984, 9
11. A 5% solution of canesugar (mol. wt. =342) is (a) Calcium sulphate (b) Barium oxalate
isotonic with 1% solution of a substance X . The (c) Nickel phosphate (d) Copper ferrocyanide
molecular weight of X is 20.[CBTShEe PoM
smT o1t9i9
c 8p]ressure of 1 m solution at 27 o C is[CPMT 1999]
(a) 34.2 (b) 171.2
(a) 2.46 atm (b) 24.6 atm
(c) 68.4 (d) 136.8 (c) 1.21 atm (d) 12.1 atm
12. Which of the following colligative properties can 21. Osmotic pressure of a solution can be measured
provide molar mass of proteins (or polymers or quickly and accurately by[JIPMER 1991; CPMT 1983]
colloids) with greater precision [Kerala PMT 2004]
(a) Berkeley and Hartley's method
(a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure
(b) Morse's method
(b) Elevation of boiling point
(c) Pfeffer's method
(c) Depression in freezing point
(d) De Vries method
(d) Osmotic pressure
22. The solution in which the blood cells retain their
(e) Rast's method normal form are with regard to the blood[CBSE PMT 1991]
13. The average osmotic pressure of human blood is 7.8 (a) Isotonic (b) Isomotic
bar at 37o C . What is the concentration of an
(c) Hypertonic (d) Equinormal
aqueous NaCl solution that could be used in the
23. The osmotic pressure of a solution is given by the
blood stream [AIIMS 2004]
relation
(a) 0.16 mol / L (b) 0.32 mol / L [CPMT 1983, 84, 87, 93, 94]
(c) 0.60 mol / L (d) 0.45 mol / L RT CT
(a) P  (b) P 
14. A solution of sucrose(molar mass = 342 g/mol) is C R
prepared by dissolving 68.4 g of it per litre of the
 RC P (a) 8.4 atm (b) 0.48atm
(c) P  (d)  RT
T C (c) 4.8 atm (d) 4.0 atm
24. The osmotic pressure of a solution is directly 33. Diffusion of solvent through a semi permeable
proportional to membrane is called [AFMC 2003]
(a) The molecular concentration of solute (a) Diffusion (b) Osmosis
(b) The absolute temperature at a given (c) Active absorption (d) Plasmolysis
concentration 34. Solutions having the same osmotic pressure under
(c) The lowering of vapour pressure a given set of conditions are known as[BHU 1979; EAMCET
(d) All of the above CPMT 1990; MP PMT 1999; AFMC 1999, 2001]
25. What would happen if a thin slice of sugar beet is (a) Hypertonic (b) Hypotonic
placed in a concentrated solution of NaCl [CM C Vel lore 1 986]
(c) Normal (d) Isotonic
(a) Sugar beet will lose water from its cells 35. At low concentrations, the statement that
(b) Sugar beet will absorb water from solution equimolal solutions under a given set of
(c) Sugar beet will neither absorb nor lose water experimental conditions have equal osmotic
(d) Sugar beet will dissolve in solution pressure is true for [EAMCET 1979; BHU 1979]

26. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is given (a) All solutions
by (b) Solutions of non-electrolytes only
[MP PMT 1987] (c) Solutions of electrolytes only
(a) P  Po x (b) V  nRT (d) None of these
P Po  P 36. Which one of the following would lose weight on
(c) P  Po N 2 (d)  exposure to atmosphere [NCERT 1975]
Po Po (a) Concentrated H SO
2 4
27. Which statement is wrong regarding osmotic
(b) Solid NaOH
pressure (P), volume (V) and temperature (T)[MP PMT 1985]
1 (c) A saturated solution of CO2
(a) P  if T is constant
V (d) Anhydrous sodium carbonate
(b) P  T if V is constant 37. The molecular weight of NaCl determined by
osmotic pressure method will be
(c) P  V if T is constant
(a) Same as theoritical value
(d) PV is constant if T is constant
(b) Higher than theoritical value
28. Isotonic solutions have [DPMT 1984; MP PMT 1986]
(c) Lower than theoritical value
(a) Equal temperature (b) Equal osmotic
(d) None of these
pressure
38. The osmotic pressure of solution increases, if
(c) Equal volume (d) Equal amount of
[CPMT 1985, 87, 91]
solute
(a) Temperature is decreased
29. Which of the following associated with isotonic
solutions is not correct [AMU 2002]
(b) Solution concentration is increased
(c) Number of solute molecules is increased
(a) They will have the same osmotic pressure
(d) Volume is increased
(b) They have the same weight concentrations
39. At the same temperature, following solution will
(c) Osmosis does not take place when the two
be isotonic
solutions are separated by a semipermeable
[MP PMT 1985]
membrane
(a) 3.24 gm of sucrose per litre of water and 0.18
(d) They will have the same vapour pressure
gm glucose per litre of water
30. Isotonic solution have the same
(b) 3.42 gm of sucrose per litre and 0.18 gm
[EAMCET 1979; JIPMER 1991, 2002; glucose in 0.1 litre water
AFMC 1995; MP PMT 2002]
(c) 3.24 gm of sucrose per litre of water and
(a) Density (b) Molar concentration 0.585 gm of sodium chloride per litre of water
(c) Normality (d) None of these (d) 3.42 gm of sucrose per litre of water and 1.17
31. A 0.6% solution of urea (molecular weight = 60) gm of sodium chloride per litre of water
would be isotonic with [NCERT 1982; DCE 2002] 40. The osmotic pressure of a decinormal solution of
(a) 0.1M glucose (b) 0.1M KCl BaCl 2 in water is
(c) 0.6% glucose solution (d) 0.6% KCl solution (a) Inversely proportional to its celsius
temperature
32. The value of osmotic pressure of a 0.2 M aqueous
solution at 293K is [AMU 2002]
 (b) Inversely proportional to its absolute 48. If a 0.1M solution of glucose (mol. wt. 180) and
temperature 0.1molar solution of urea (mol. wt. 60) are placed
(c) Directly proportional to its celsius on the two sides of a semipermeable membrane to
temperature equal heights, then it will be correct to say [CBSE PMT 199
(d) Directly proportional to its absolute (a) There will be no net movement across the
temperature membrane
41. Blood cells will remain as such in [CPMT 2004] (b) Glucose will flow across the membrane into
(a) Hypertonic solution (b) Hypotonic solution urea solution
(c) Isotonic solution (d) None of these (c) Urea will flow across the membrane into
42. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is glucose solution
directly proportional to the [M(PdP)M
W Ta1t9e8r7] will flow from urea solution into
(a) Diffusion rate of the solute glucose solution
(b) Ionic concentration 49. At constant temperature, the osmotic pressure of
a solution
(c) Elevation of B.P.
[CPMT 1986]
(d) Flow of solvent from a concentrated to a
(a) Directly proportional to the concentration
dilute solution
(b) Inversely proportional to the concentration
43. The osmotic pressure in atmospheres of 10%
(c) Directly proportional to the square of the
solution of canesugar at 69 o C is [AFMC 1991]
concentration
(a) 724 (b) 824 (d) Directly proportional to the square root of the
(c) 8.21 (d) 7.21 concentration
44. Which of the following molecules would diffuse 50. The solution containing gm of a polyvinyl
through a cell membrane [NCERT 1978] chloride polymer in 1 litre of dioxane was found
(a) Fructose (b) Glycogen to have an osmotic pressure 6.0 10 4 atmosphere
(c) Haemoglobin (d) Catalase at 300 K , the value of R used is 0.082 litre
atmosphere mole 1k 1 . The molecular mass of the
45. Two solutions of KNO3 and CH 3 COOH are
polymer was found to be [NCERT 1978]
prepared separately. Molarity of both is 0.1 M and (a) 3.0 10 2 (b) 1.6  10 5
osmotic pressures are P1 and P2 respectively. The
(c) 5.6 10 4 (d) 6.4 10 2
correct relationship between the osmotic pressures
is [CPMT 1983, 84; Pb CET 2004] 51. Solvent molecules pass through the
(a) P  P (b) P  P semipermeable membrane is called
2 1 1 2
[CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1987; RPET 2000; DCE 2004]
(c) P1  P2 P P
(d) P 1 P  P 2 P (a) Electrolysis (b) Electrophoresis
1 2 1 2 (c) Cataphoresis (d) Osmosis
46. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution of a 52. If molecular weight of compound is increased
non-volatile solute is [JIPMER 1999] then sensitivity is decreased in which of the
(a) Directly proportional to its temperature on following methods
the centigrade scale [DCE 2001]

(b) Inversely proportional to its temperature on (a) Elevation in boiling point(b) Viscosity
the Kelvin scale (c) Osmosis (d) Dialysis
(c) Directly proportional to its temperature on 53. If solubility of NaCl at 20 o C is 35 gm per 100
the Kelvin scale gm of water. Then on adding 50 gm of NaCl to
(d) Inversely proportional to its temperature on the same volume at same temperature the salt
the centigrade scale remains undissolved is
(a) 15 gm (b) 20 gm
47. Osmotic pressure of a urea solution at 10 o C is
500 mm. Osmotic pressure of the solution become (c) 50 gm (d) 35 gm
105.3 mm. When it is diluted and temperature 54. Which of the following associated with isotonic
solution is not correct
raised to 25 o C. The extent of dilution is [MP PET 2004]
(a) They will have the same osmotic pressure
(a) 6 Times (b) 5 Times
(b) They have the same weight concentration
(c) 7 Times (d) 4 Times
 (c) Osmosis does not take place when the two 2. The molal elevation constant of water  0.52 o C .
solutions are separated by a semipermeable The boiling point of 1.0 molal aqueous KCl
membrane solution (assuming complete dissociation of KCl ),
(d) They will have the same vapour pressure therefore, should be [BHU 1987]
55. If osmotic pressure of a solution is 2 atm at 273 K , (a) 100 .52 o C (b) 101 .04 o C
then at 546 K , the osmotic pressure is (c) 99 .48 o C (d) 98 .96 o C
(a) 0.5 atm (b) 1 atm 3. The rise in the boiling point of a solution
(c) 2 atm (d) 4 atm containing 1.8 gram of glucose in 100 g of a
56. In osmosis reaction, the volume of solution solvent in 0.1o C . The molal elevation constant of
(a) Decreases slowly (b) Increases slowly the liquid is [CPMT 1999]
(c) Suddenly increases (d) No change (a) 0.01 K / m (b) 0.1 K / m
57. As a result of osmosis the volume of solution (c) 1 K / m (d) 10 K / m
[JIPMER 2000] 4. If 0.15 g of a solute dissolved in 15 g of solvent is
(a) Increases (c) Decreases boiled at a temperature higher by 0.216 o C than
(c) Remains constant (d) Increases or that of the pure solvent. The molecular weight of
decreases the substance (molal elevation constant for the
58. A solution of urea contain 8.6 gm/litre (mol. wt. solvent is 2.16 o C ) is
60.0). It is isotonic with a 5% solution of a non- [CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 1997]
volatile solute. The molecular weight of the solute (a) 1.01 (b) 10
will be [MP PMT 1986] (c) 10.1 (d) 100
(a) 348.9 (b) 34.89 5. Pressure cooker reduces cooking time for food
(c) 3489 (d) 861.2 because
59. One mole each of urea, glucose and sodium [MP PMT 1987; NCERT 1975; CPMT 1991; AIEEE 2003]
chloride were dissolved in one litre of water (a) Heat is more evenly distributed in the cooking
Equal osmotic pressure will be produced by space
solutions of [MH CET 1999] (b) Boiling point of water involved in cooking is
(a) Glucose and sodium chloride increased
(b) Urea and glucose (c) The higher pressure inside the cooker crushes
(c) Sodium chloride and urea the food material
(d) None of these
(d) Cooking involves chemical changes helped by
60. Which of the following aqueous solutions produce a rise in temperature
the same osmotic pressure [Roorkee 1999]
6. Which of the following statements is correct for
(a) 0.1 M NaCl solution
the boiling point of solvent containing a dissolved
(b) 0.1 M glucose solution
solid substance
(c) 0.6 g urea in 100 ml solution
[NCERT 1972, 74]
(d) 1.0 g of a non-electrolyte solute (X) in 50 ml
solution (Molar mass of X = 200) (a) Boiling point of the liquid is depressed
61. Which of the following aqueous solutions are (b) Boiling point of the liquid is elevated
isotonic (R  0.082 atm K 1mol 1 ) [Roorkee Qualifying 1998] (c) There is no effect on the boiling point
(a) 0.01 M glucose (d) The change depends upon the polarity of
(b) 0.01 M NaNO 3 liquid
(c) 500 ml solution containing 0.3 g urea 7. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent, the
(d) 0.04 N HCl vapour pressure of solvent decreases. It brings[BHU 2004]
(a) A decrease in boiling point of solution
Elevation of boiling boint of the solvent (b) An increase in boiling point of the solution
1. The latent heat of vapourisation of water is (c) A decrease in freezing point of the solution
9700 Cal / mole and if the b.p. is 100 o C , (d) An increase in freezing point of the solution
ebullioscopic constant of water is 8. Elevation in boiling point was 0.52 o C when 6 gm
[CBSE PMT 1989] of a compound X was dissolved in 100 gm of
(a) 0.513 o C (b) 1.026 o C water. Molecular weight of X is (Kb for water is
(c) 10.26 o C (d) 1.832 o C 0.52 per 1000 gm of water)
 [CPMT 1989] 17. An aqueous solution containing 1g of urea boils at
(a) 120 (b) 60 100 .25 o C . The aqueous solution containing 3 g of
glucose in the same volume will boil at (Molecular
(c) 180 (d) 600
weight of urea and glucose are 60 and 180
9. If the solution boils at a temperature T1 and the respectively)
solvent at a temperature T2 the elevation of [CBSE PMT 2000]
boiling point is given by (a) 100.75 C o
(b) 100 .5 o C
[MP PET 1996]
(c) 100 .25 o C (d) 100 o C
(a) T1  T2 (b) T1  T2 18. When common salt is dissolved in water
(c) T2  T1 (d) T1  T2 [CBSE PMT 1988; MP PET 1995; DCE 2000]
(a) Melting point of the solution increases
10. If for a sucrose solution elevation in boiling point
is 0.1°C then what will be the boiling point of (b) Boiling point of the solution increases
NaCl solution for same molal concentration[BHU 1998, 2005] (c) Boiling point of the solution decreases
(a) 0.1°C (b) 0.2°C (d) Both melting point and boiling point decreases
19. During the evaporation of liquid [DCE 2003]
(c) 0.08°C (d) 0.01°C
(a) The temperature of the liquid will rise
11. The molal elevation constant is the ratio of the
elevation in B.P. to [CPMT 1982] (b) The temperature of the liquid will fall
(c) May rise or fall depending on the nature
(a) Molarity (b) Molality
(d) The temperature remains unaffected
(c) Mole fraction of solute (d)Mole fraction of solvent
20. At higher altitudes the boiling point of water
12. The molal boiling point constant for water is lowers because
0.513 o C kgmol 1 . When 0.1 mole of sugar is [NCERT 1972; CPMT 1994; J & K 2005]
dissolved in 200 ml of water, the solution boils (a) Atmospheric pressure is low
under a pressure of one atmosphere at [AIIMS 1991]
(b) Temperature is low
o o
(a) 100 .513 C (b) 100 .0513 C (c) Atmospheric pressure is high
(c) 100 .256 Co
(d) 101 .025 Co (d) None of these
13. Value of gas constant R is [AIEEE 2002] 21. The elevation in boiling point for one molal
solution of a solute in a solvent is called[MH CET 2001]
(a) 0.082 litre atm (b) 0.987 cal mol 1K 1 (a) Boiling point constant (b)Molal elevation constant
(c) 8.3 J mol 1 K 1 (d) 83 erg mol 1 K 1 (c) Cryoscopic constant (d) None of these
14. The temperature, at which the vapour pressure of 22. A solution of 1 molal concentration of a solute will
a liquid becomes equal to the atmospheric have maximum boiling point elevation when the
pressure is known as solvent is
[Pb. PMT 2000] [MP PMT 2000]
(a) Freezing point (b) Boiling point (a) Ethyl alcohol (b) Acetone
(c) Absolute temperature (d) None of these (c) Benzene (d) Chloroform
15. The elevation in boiling point of a solution of 13.44g 23. Mark the correct relationship between the boiling
of CuCl 2 in 1kg of water using the following points of very dilute solutions of BaCl 2 (t1) and
information will be KCl (t2 ) , having the same molarity [CPMT 1984, 93]
(Molecular weight of CuCl2 = 134.4 and Kb = 0.52 K
(a) t 1  t 2
molal1)
[IIT 2005] (b) t1  t 2
(a) 0.16 (b) 0.05 (c) t 2  t 1
(c) 0.1 (d) 0.2 (d) t2 is approximately equal to t1
16. When 10g of a non-volatile solute is dissolved in
100 g of benzene, it raises boiling point by 1o C Depression of freezing point of the solvent
then molecular mass of the solute is (Kb for
benzene =2.53k-m–1) [BHU 2002] 1. Molal depression constant for water is 1.86 o C .
(a) 223 g (b) 233 g The freezing point of a 0.05 molal solution of a
(c) 243 g (d) 253 g non-electrolyte in water is
[MNR 1990; MP PET 1997]

(a)  1.86 C o
(b)  0.93 o C
 (c)  0.093 o C (d) 0.93 o C 10. A solution of urea (mol. mass 56g mol–1) boils at
2. The amount of urea to be dissolved in 500 ml of 100.18°C at the atmospheric pressure. If K f and
water (K =18.6 K mole 1 in 100g solvent) to Kb for water are 1.86 and 0.512K kg mol–1
produce a depression of 0.186 o C in freezing respectively the above solution will freeze at[CBSE PMT 20
point is [MH CET 2000] (a) – 6.54°C (b) 6.54°C
(a) 9 g (b) 6 g (c) 0.654°C (d) –0.654°C
(c) 3 g (d) 0.3 g 11. The molar freezing point constant for water is
3. The maximum freezing point falls in[MP PMT 1986] 1.86 o C mole 1 . If 342 gm of canesugar (C12 H22O11 )
are dissolved in 1000 gm of water, the solution
(a) Camphor (b) Naphthalene
will freeze at
(c) Benzene (d) Water [NCERT 1977; CPMT 1989; Roorkee 2000; DCE 2004]
4. Which one of the following statements is FALSE (a)  1.86 o C (b) 1.86 o C
[AIEEE 2004] (c)  3.92 o C (d) 2.42 o C
(a) The correct order of osmotic pressure for 0.01 12. An aqueous solution of a non-electrolyte boils at
M aqueous solution of each compound is 100 .52 o C . The freezing point of the solution will
BaCl 2  KCl  CH3 COOH  sucrose. be
(b) The osmotic pressure ( ) of a solution is given (a) 0 o C (b)  1.86 o C
by the equation   MRT where M is the (c) 1.86 C o
(d) None of the above
molarity of the solution. 13. The freezing point of one molal NaCl solution
(c) Raoult's law states that the vapour pressure assuming NaCl to be 100% dissociated in water
of a component over a solution is proportional is (molal depression constant = 1.86)
to its mole fraction. [CPMT 1985; BHU 1981; MP PMT 1997; UPSEAT 2001]
(d) Two sucrose solutions of same molality (a)  1.86 o C (b)  3.72o C
prepared in different solvents will have the
(c)  1.86 C o
(d)  3.72o C
same freezing point depression.
5. Solute when dissolved in water [MADT Bihar 1981] 14. Heavy water freezes at [CPMT 1993]
(a) 0 o C (b) 3.8 o C
(a) Increases the vapour pressure of water
(c) 38 o C (d)  0.38 o C
(b) Decreases the boiling point of water
15. After adding a solute freezing point of solution
(c) Decreases the freezing point of water
decreases to – 0.186. Calculate Tb if Kf  1.86
(d) All of the above
and Kb  0.521 .
6. The freezing point of a solution prepared from
[Orissa JEE 2002, 04; MP PET/PMT 1998; AIEEE 2000]
1.25 gm of a non-electrolyte and 20 gm of water is
(a) 0.521 (b) 0.0521
271.9 K . If molar depression constant is (c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186
1.86 K mole 1 , then molar mass of the solute will be[AFM1C
6.199G
8;ivCePnMtThat 9
19 9T] is the depression in freezing point
f

(a) 105.7 (b) 106.7 of the solvent in a solution of a non-volatile solute

(c) 115.3 (d) 93.9  Tf 
of molality m , the quantity lim   is equal to
7. What is the freezing point of a solution containing m 0
 m 
8.1 g HBr in 100 g water assuming the acid to be [IIT 1994; UPSEAT 2001]
90% ionised (K f for water  1.86 K mole 1 ) (a) Zero (b) One
(c) Three (d) None of the above
[BHU 1981; Pb CET 2004]
17. The freezing point of 1 percent solution of lead
(b)  3.53 o C
o
(a) 0.85 C nitrate in water will be
(c) 0 o C (d)  0.35 o C [NCERT 1971, 72; CPMT 1972; JIPMER 1991]
8. If K f value of H 2 O is 1.86. The value of Tf for (a) Below 0 o C (b) 0 o C
m solution of non-volatile solute is (c) 1o C (d) 2o C
(a) 18.6 (b) 0.186 18. What is the effect of the addition of sugar on the
(c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186 boiling and freezing points of water [Kerala CET (Med.) 20
9. 1% solution of Ca(NO3 )2 has freezing point (a) Both boiling point and freezing point
[DPMT 1982, 83; CPMT 1977]
increases
o (b) Both boiling point and freezing point
(a) 0 C (b) Less than 0 o C decreases
o
(c) Greater than 0 C (d) None of the above
 (c) Boiling point increases and freezing point (c) Only solute molecules solidify at the freezing
decreases point
(d) Boiling point decreases and freezing point (d) Only solvent molecules solidify at the freezing
increases point
19. During depression of freezing point in a solution 27. Calculate the molal depression constant of a
the following are in equilibrium[IIT Screening 2003] solvent which has freezing point 16 .6 o C and
(a) Liquid solvent, solid solvent latent heat of fusion 180 .75 Jg 1 . [Orissa JEE 2005]
(b) Liquid solvent, solid solute (a) 2.68 (b) 3.86
(c) Liquid solute, solid solute (c) 4.68 (d) 2.86t6
(d) Liquid solute solid solvent
20. 1.00 gm of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 Colligative properties of electrolyte
gm of benzene lowered the freezing point of
benzene by 0.40 K. K f for benzene is 5.12 kg 1. If O.P. of 1 M of the following in water can be
mol–1. Molecular mass of the solute will be [DPMT 2004] measured, which one will show the maximum O.P.
[NCERT 1975; CPMT 1977; JIPMER 2001]
(a) 256 g mol 1 (b) 2.56 g mol 1
(a) AgNO 3 (b) MgCl 2
(c) 512 10 3 g mol 1 (d) 2.56 10 4 g mol 1
(c) (NH4 ) 3 PO4 (d) Na 2SO 4
21. 0.440 g of a substance dissolved in 22.2 g of
benzene lowered the freezing point of benzene by 2. Which of the following solution in water
possesses the lowest vapour pressure [BHU 1996]
0.567 o C . The molecular mass of the substance
(a) 0.1(M) NaCl (b) 0.1(N)BaCl 2
(Kf  5.12o Cmol 1)
(c) 0.1(M)KCl (d) None of these
[BHU 2001; CPMT 2001]
(a) 178.9 (b) 177.8 3. Which of the following solutions in water will
have the lowest vapour pressure [Roorkee 2000]
(c) 176.7 (d) 175.6
22. Which of the following aqueous molal solution (a) 0.1 M, NaCl (b) 0.1 M, Sucrose
have highest freezing point[UPSEAT 2000, 01, 02; MNR 1988] (c) 0.1 M, BaCl 2 (d) 0.1 M Na 3 PO4
(a) Urea (b) Barium chloride 4. The vapour pressure will be lowest for [CPMT 2004]
(c) Potassium bromide (d) Aluminium sulphate (a) 0.1 M sugar solution (b) 0.1 M KCl solution
23. Which will show maximum depression in freezing (c) 0.1 M Cu(NO3 )2 solution (d)0.1 M AgNO 3 solution
point when concentration is 0.1M
5. Osmotic pressure of 0.1 M solution of NaCl and
[IIT 1989; MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000; 03; BCECE 2005]
Na2 SO 4 will be [AFMC 1978]
(a) NaCl (b) Urea
(a) Same
(c) Glucose (d) K2 SO 4
(b) Osmotic pressure of NaCl solution will be
24. The freezing point of a 0.01M aqueous glucose more than Na2 SO 4 solution
solution at 1 atmosphere is  0.18 o C . To it, an
addition of equal volume of 0.002 M glucose (c) Osmotic pressure of Na2 SO 4 solution will be
solution will; produce a solution with freezing more than NaCl
point of nearly [AMU 1999] (d) Osmotic pressure of NaSO 4 will be less than
(a)  0.036 o C (b)  0.108 o C that of NaCl solution
(c)  0.216 o C (d)  0.422 o C 6. Which of the following solutions has highest
25. What should be the freezing point of aqueous osmotic pressure [CPMT 1977]

solution containing 17 gm of C2 H5 OH in 1000 gm (a) 1 M NaCl (b) 1 M urea

1 (c) 1 M sucrose (d) 1 M glucose
of water (water K f = 1.86 deg  kgmol [MP PMT 1986]
7. Which one has the highest osmotic pressure
(a)  0.69 o C (b)  0.34 o C
[CBSE PMT 1991; DPMT 1991; MP PET 1994]
(c) o
C (d) 0.34 o C (a) M /10 HCl (b) M /10 urea
26. In the depression of freezing point experiment, it
(c) M /10 BaCl 2 (d) M /10 glucose
is found that the [IIT 1999]
(a) Vapour pressure of the solution is less than 8. In equimolar solution of glucose, NaCl and BaCl 2 ,
that of pure solvent the order of osmotic pressure is as follow
(b) Vapour pressure of the solution is more than [CPMT 1988, 93; MP PMT/PET 1988; MP PET 1997, 2003]
that of pure solvent (a) Glucose  NaCl  BaCl 2
 (b) NaCl  BaCl 2  Glucose 18. Which of the following solutions boils at the
highest temperature [AMU 2001]
(c) BaCl2  NaCl  Glucose
(a) 0.1 M glucose (b) 0.1 M NaCl
(d) Glucose  BaCl 2  NaCl (c) 0.1 M BaCl 2 (d) 0.1 M Urea
9. The osmotic pressure of which solution is 19. M solution each of urea, common salt and
maximum (consider that deci-molar solution of Na2 SO 4 are taken, the ratio of depression of
each 90% dissociated)
[MP PMT 2003]
freezing point is
[Roorkee 1990]
(a) Aluminium sulphate
(b) Barium chloride (a) 1 : 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 2 : 3
(c) Sodium sulphate
20. Which has the minimum freezing point[CPMT 1991]
(d) A mixture of equal volumes of (b) and (c)
(a) One molal NaCl solution
10. At 25 o C , the highest osmotic pressure is (b) One molal KCl solution
exhibited by 0.1M solution of[CBSE PMT 1994; AIIMS 2000] (c) One molal CaCl 2 solution
(a) CaCl 2 (b) KCl
(d) One molal urea solution
(c) Glucose (d) Urea 21. Which of the following has lowest freezing point
11. Which of the following will have the highest
[NCERT 1981]
boiling point at 1 atm pressure [MP PET/PMT 1998]
(a) 0.1 M aqueous solution of glucose
(a) 0.1 M NaCl (b) 0.1M sucrose
(b) 0.1 M aqueous solution of NaCl
(c) M BaCl 2 (d) 0.1M glucose
12. Which one of the following would produce (c) M aqueous solution of ZnSO 4
maximum elevation in boiling point (d) 0.1 M aqueous solution of urea
[MP PMT 1985; CPMT 1990; NCERT 1982]
22. The freezing points of equimolar solutions of
(a) 0.1 M glucose
glucose, KNO 3 and AlCl 3 are in the order of [AMU 2000]
(b) 0.2 M sucrose
(c) 0.1 M barium chloride (a) AlCl 3  KNO3  Glucose
(d) 0.1 M magnesium sulphate (b) Glucose  KNO3  AlCl 3

13. Which of the following solutions will have the (c) Glucose  AlCl 3  KNO3
highest boiling point [DPMT 1991; CPMT 1991]
(d) AlCl 3  Glucose  KNO3
(a) 1% glucose (b) 1% sucrose
(c) 1% NaCl (d) 1% CaCl 2 23. Which of the following will have the highest F.P.
at one atmosphere
14. Which one of the following aqueous solutions will
[BHU 1982; MP PMT 1987, MP PET/PMT 1988]
exhibit highest boiling point [AIEEE 2004]
(a) 0.015 M urea (b) 0.01 M KNO3 (a) 0.1M NaCl solution (b) 0.1M sugar solution
(c) 0.01 M Na 2SO4 (d) 0.015 M glucose (c) 0.1M BaCl 2 solution (d) 0.1M FeCl 3 solution
15. Which of the following aqueous solutions 24. Which of the following will produce the maximum
containing 10 gm of solute in each case has depression in freezing point of its aqueous
highest B.P. solution
(a) NaCl solution (b) KCl solution [MP PMT 1996]
(c) Sugar solution (d) Glucose solution (a) 0.1M glucose
16. 0.01 molar solutions of glucose, phenol and (b) 0.1M sodium chloride
potassium chloride were prepared in water. The (c) 0.1M barium chloride
boiling points of
(d) 0.1M magnesium sulphate
(a) Glucose solution = Phenol solution =
Potassium chloride solution 25. Which of the following has the lowest freezing
point
(b) Potassium chloride solution > Glucose
solution > Phenol solution [UPSEAT 2004]

(c) Phenol solution > Potassium chloride solution (a) 0.1 m sucrose (b) 0.1 m urea
> Glucose solution (c) 0.1 m ethanol (d) 0.1 m glucose
(d) Potassium chloride solution > Phenol solution 26. Which of the following has minimum freezing
> Glucose solution point
17. Which one has the highest boiling point[CBSE PMT 1990] [Pb. PMT 1999]
(a) 0.1N Na 2SO 4 (b) 0.1N MgSO 4 (a) 0.1M K 2Cr 2O 7 (b) 0.1 M NH 4 Cl
(c) 0.1M Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 (d) 0.1M BaSO 4
 (c) 0.1 M BaSO 4 (d) 0.1 M Al 2(SO 4 ) 3 (c) 714.3 (d) 80
27. Which of the following 0.10 m aqueous solution 7. The Van’t Hoff factor calculated from association
data is always...than calculated from dissociation
will have the lowest freezing point[CBSE PMT 1997] data
(a) Al 2 (SO 4 )3 (b) C5 H10 O5
[JIPMER 2000]
(c) KI (d) C12 H22 O11 (a) Less (b) More
28. For 0.1 M solution, the colligative property will (c) Same (d) More or less
follow the order [AMU 2000] 8. If  is the degree of dissociation of Na 2SO 4 , the
(a) NaCl  Na 2 SO 4  Na 3 PO4 Vant Hoff's factor (i) used for calculating the
(b) NaCl  Na 2SO 4  Na 3 PO4 molecular mass is
(c) NaCl  Na 2SO 4  Na 3 PO4 [AIEEE 2005]
(a) 1   (b)
(d) NaCl  Na 2SO 4  Na 3 PO4
(c) 1  2 (d) 1  2
29. Which of the following will have the lowest
9. Van't Hoff factor i
vapour pressure
Normal molecular mass
(a) 0.1M KCl solution (a) 
Observed molecular mass
(b) 0.1M urea solution  Observed molecular mass
(c) 0.1M Na2 SO 4 solution (b) 
Normal molecular mass
(d) 0.1M K4 Fe(CN )6 solution (c) Less than one in case of dissociation
Abnormal molecular mass (d) More than one in case of association
10. Which of the following compounds corresponds
1. The Van't Hoff factor will be highest for Van't Hoff factor ' i' to be equal to 2 for dilute
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Magnesium chloride solution [NCERT 1978]
(a) K2SO 4 (b) NaHSO 4
(c) Sodium phosphate (d) Urea
(c) Sugar (d) MgSO 4
2. Which of the following salt has the same value of
Van't Hoff factor i as that of K3 [Fe(CN )6 ] 11. The Van't Hoff factor i for a 0.2 molal aqueous
solution of urea is
[CBSE PMT 1994; AIIMS 1998]
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.1
(a) Al 2 (SO 4 )3 (b) NaCl
(c) 1.2 (d) 1.0
(c) Na 2 SO 4 (d) Al(NO3 ) 3
12. One mole of a solute A is dissolved in a given
3. When benzoic acid dissolve in benzene, the volume of a solvent. The association of the solute
observed molecular mass is take place according to nA ⇄(A)n . The Van't Hoff
(a) 244 (b) 61 factor i is expressed as
(c) 366 (d) 122 [MP PMT 1997]
4. The ratio of the value of any colligative property x
(a) i  1  x (b) i  1 
for KCl solution to that for sugar solution is n
nearly [MP PMT 1985] x
1  x 
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 n
(c) i  (d) i  1
(c) 2.0 (d) 3 1
5. Van't Hoff factor of Ca(NO3 )2 is [CPMT 1997] 13. Acetic acid dissolved in benzene shows a
molecular weight of
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 60 (b) 120
(c) 3 (d) 4
(c) 180 (d) 240
6. Dry air was passed successively through a
solution of 5 gm of a solute in 80 gm of water and 14. The observed osmotic pressure of a solution of
then through pure water. The loss in weight of benzoic acid in benzene is less than its expected
value because
solution was 2.50 gm and that of pure solvent
[CET Pune 1998]
gm . What is the molecular weight of the
(a) Benzene is a non-polar solvent
solute
(b) Benzoic acid molecules are associated in
[MP PMT 1986]
benzene
(a) 70.31 (b) 7.143
 (c) Benzoic acid molecules are dissociated in 3. Vapour pressure of a solution of 5 g of non-
benzene electrolyte in 100 g of water at a particular
(d) Benzoic acid is an organic compound temperature is 2985 N / m 2 . The vapour pressure of
15. The experimental molecular weight of an pure water is 3000 N / m 2 . The molecular weight of
electrolyte will always be less than its calculated the solute is [IIT Screening 1993]
value because the value of Van't Hoff factor “i” is[MP PMT 1993]
(a) 60 (b) 120
(a) Less than 1 (b) Greater than 1
(c) 180 (d) 380
(c) Equivalent to one (d) Zero
4. Azeotropic mixture of HCl and water has
16. The molecular mass of acetic acid dissolved in
water is 60 and when dissolved in benzene it is [AFMC 1997; JIPMER 2002]
120.This difference in behaviour of CH 3COOH is (a) 84% HCl (b) 22.2% HCl
because [AMU 2000] (c) 63% HCl (d) 20.2% HCl
(a) Water prevents association of acetic acid 5. The osmotic pressure at 17 o C of an aqueous
(b) Acetic acid does not fully dissolve in water solution containing 1.75 g of sucrose per 150 ml
solution is
(c) Acetic acid fully dissolves in benzene
(d) Acetic acid does not ionize in benzene [BHU 2001]
17. The correct relationship between the boiling (a) 0.8 atm (b) 0.08 atm
points of very dilute solutions of AlCl 3 (t1 ) and (c) 8.1 atm (d) 9.1 atm
CaCl 2 (t 2 ) , having the same molar concentration is[CPM6T. 1983
A] 1.2 of solution of NaCl is isotonic with 7.2 of
solution of glucose. Calculate the van’t Hoff’s
(a) t1  t 2 (b) t1  t 2
factor of NaCl solution
(c) t2  t 1 (d) t2  t 1 [UPSEAT 2001]
18. The Van't Hoff factor for sodium phosphate would (a) 2.36 (b) 1.50
be (c) 1.95 (d) 1.00
(a) 1 (b) 2 7. 0.6 g of a solute is dissolved in 0.1litre of a solvent
(c) 3 (d) 4 which develops an osmotic pressure of 1.23 atm
19. The molecular weight of benzoic acid in benzene at 27 o C . The molecular mass of the substance is[BHU 199
as determined by depression in freezing point 1
method corresponds to [IIT 1996]
(a) 149 .5 gmole (b) 120 g mole 1

(a) Ionization of benzoic acid (c) 430 g mole 1 (d) None of these
(b) Dimerization of benzoic acid
8. The boiling point of a solution of 0.1050 gm of a
(c) Trimerization of benzoic acid substance in 15.84 gram of ether was found to be
(d) Solvation of benzoic acid 100 o C higher than that of pure ether. What is the
molecular weight of the substance [Molecular
elevation constant of ether per 100 g = 21.6]
(a) 144.50 (b) 143.18
(c) 140.28 (d) 146.66
9. Boiling point of chloroform was raised by 0.323 K,
when 0.5143 g of anthracene was dissolved in 35
1. On adding solute to a solvent having vapour
g of chloroform. Molecular mass of anthracene is
pressure 0.80 atm, vapour pressure reduces to
( K b for CHCl 3 = 3.9 kg mol –1) [Pb PMT 2000]
0.60 atm. Mole fraction of solute is [UPSEAT 2003]
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.75 (a) 79.42 g/mol (b) 132.32 g/mol
(c) 177.42 g/mol (d) 242.32 g/mol
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.33
10. The boiling point of water ( 100 o C ) becomes
2. A solution containing 30 gms of non-volatile
100 .52 o C , if 3 grams of a nonvolatile solute is
solute in exactly 90 gm water has a vapour
dissolved in 200 ml of water. The molecular
pressure of 21.85 mm Hg at 25 o C . Further 18 gms
weight of solute is
of water is then added to the solution. The
( Kb for water is 0.6 K  m )
resulting solution has a vapour pressure of 22.15
mm Hg at 25 o C . Calculate the molecular weight (a) 12 .2 g mol 1 (b) 15.4 gmol
of the solute [UPSEAT 2001]
(c) 17 .3 g mol 1
(d) 20.4 gmol
(a) 74.2 (b) 75.6
(c) 67.83 (d) 78.7
11. Normal boiling point of water is 373 K (at Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the
760mm). Vapour pressure of water at 298 K is 23 correct option out of the options given below :
mm. If the enthalpy of evaporation is 40.656 (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the
kJ/mole, the boiling point of water at 23 mm reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
pressure will be [CBSE PMT 1995] (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is
(a) 250 K (b) 294 K not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) 51.6 K (d) 12.5 K (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
12. A 0.2 molal aqueous solution of a weak acid (HX) (d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
is 20% ionised. The freezing point of this solution (e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
is (Given K f  1.86 o C / m for water) [IIT 1995]
1. Assertion : One molal aqueous solution of urea
(a)  0.31 C o
(b)  0.45 C o
contains 60 g of urea in 1kg (1000 g)
(c)  0.53 o C (d)  0.90 o C water.
13. A 0.001 molal solution of [Pt(NH 3 ) 4 Cl 4 ] in water Reason : Solution containing one mole of
had a freezing point depression of 0.0054 o C . If solute in 1000 g solvent is called as
K f for water is 1.80, the correct formulation for one molal solution.
the above molecule is 2. Assertion : If 100 cc of 0.1 N HCl is mixed with
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2003] 100 cc of 0.2 N HCl , the normality of
(a) [Pt(NH 3 ) 4 Cl 3 ]Cl (b) [Pt(NH3 ) 4 Cl]Cl 2 the final solution will be 0.30.
(c) [Pt(NH 3 ) 4 Cl 2 ]Cl 3 (d) [Pt(NH 3 ) 4 Cl 4 ] Reason : Normalities of similar solutions like
14. An aqueous solution of a weak monobasic acid HCl can be added.
containing 0.1 g in 21.7g of water freezes at 3. Assertion : If a liquid solute more volatile than
272.813 K. If the value of K f for water is 1.86 the solvent is added to the solvent,
K/m, what is the molecular mass of the the vapour pressure of the solution
monobasic acid [AMU 2002] may increase i.e., ps  po .
(a) 50 g/mole (b) 46 g/mole Reason : In the presence of a more volatile
(c) 55 g/mole (d) 60 g/mole liquid solute, only the solute will
1 form the vapours and solvent will
15. K f of 1,4-dioxane is 4.9 mol for 1000 g. The
not.
depression in freezing point for a 0.001 m
4. Assertion : Azeotropic mixtures are formed
solution in dioxane is
only by non-ideal solutions and they
[DPMT 2001]
may have boiling points either
(a) 0.0049 (b) 4.9 + 0.001
(c) 4.9 (d) 0.49 greater than both the components
or less than both the components.
16. How many litres of CO2 at STP will be formed
Reason : The composition of the vapour
when 100ml of 0.1 M H2 SO 4 reacts with excess of phase is same as that of the liquid
Na 2 SO 3 phase of an azeotropic mixutre.
[EAMCET 1998] 5. Assertion : Molecular mass of polymers cannot
(a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 be calculated using boiling point or
(c) 0.224 (d) 5.6 freezing point method.
17. A solution is obtained by dissolving 12 g of urea Reason : Polymers solutions do not possess a
(mol.wt.60) in a litre of water. Another solution is constant boiling point or freezing
obtained by dissolving 68.4 g of cane sugar point.
(mol.wt. 342) in a litre of water at are the same
6. Assertion : The molecular weight of acetic acid
temperature. The lowering of vapour pressure in
determined by depression in
the first solution is [CPMT 2001]
freezing point method in benzene
(a) Same as that of 2nd solution and water was found to be
(b) Nearly one-fifth of the 2nd solution different.
(c) Double that of 2nd solution Reason : Water is polar and benzene is non-
(d) Nearly five times that of 2nd solution polar.
7. Assertion : Ca   and K  ions are responsible
for maintaining proper osmotic
pressure balance in the cells of
organism.
 Reason : Solutions having the same osmotic Reason : At higher pressue cooking occurs
pressure are called isotonic faster.
solutions. [AIIMS 2000]
8. Assertion : Reverse osmosis is used in the 19. Assertion : CCl 4 and H2O are immiscible.
desalination of sea water.
Reason : CCl 4 is a polar solvent. [AIIMS 2002]
Reason : When pressure more than osmotic
pressure is applied, pure water is 20. Assertion : Isotonic solution do not show the
squeezed out of the sea water phenomenon of osmosis.
through the membrane. Reason : Isotonic solutions have equal osmotic
9. Assertion : Camphor is used as solvent in the pressure.
determination of molecular masses [AIIMS 2002]
of naphthalene, anthracene etc. 21. Assertion : Increasing pressure on pure water
Reason : Camphor has high molal elevation decreases its freezing point.
constant. Reason : Density of water is maximum at 273
K.
10. Assertion : Elevation in boiling point and
[AIIMS 2003]
depression in freezing point are
colligative properties.
Reason : All colligative properties are used
for the calculaltion of molecular
masses.
11. Assertion : An increase in surface area
increases the rate of evaporation.
Reason : Stronger the inter-molecular
attractive forces, fast is the rate of
evaporation at a given temperature.
[AIIMS 2002]
12. Assertion : The boiling and melting points of
amides are higher than
corresponding acids.
Reason : It is due to strong intermolecular
hydrogen bonding in their
molecules. [AIIMS 2002]
13. Assertion : The freezing point is the
temperature at which solid
crystallizers from solution.
Reason : The freezing point depression is the
difference between that temperature
and freezing point of pure solvent.[AIIMS 2000 ]
14. Assertion : On adding NaCl to water its vapour
pressure increases.
Reason : Addition of non-volatile solute
increases the vapour pressure. [AIIMS 19 96]
15. Assertion : Molar heat of vaporisation of water
is greater than benzene.
Reason : Molar heat of vaporisation is the
amount of heat required to vaporise
one mole of liquid at constant
temperature. [AIIMS 1996]
16. Assertion : Ice melts faster at high altitude.
Reason : At high altitude atmospheric
pressure is high. [AIIMS 1997]
17. Assertion : Molecular mass of benzoic acid
when determined by colligative
properties is found high.
Reason : Dimerisation of benzoic acid. [AIIMS 1998 ]
18. Assertion : Use of pressure cooker reduces
cooking time.
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