AICE–CHEMISTRY

SOLUTIONS & COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES

1. Which one of the following gases has the lowest value of Henry’s law constant?
a) N2 b) He c) CO2 d) O2
2. Mole fraction of the solute in a 1.00 molal aqueous solution is
a) 1.7700 b) 0.1770 c) 0.0177 d) 0.0344
3. Which of the following concentration terms is/are independent of temperature?
a) Molality only b) Molality and mole fraction
c) Molarity and mole fraction d) Molality and normality
4. Assertion: One molal aqueous solution of glucose contain 180 g of glucose in 1 kg water.
Reason: Solution containing one mole of solute in 1000 g of solvent is called one molal solution.
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
5. The system that forms maximum boiling azeotrope is
a) carbon disulphide – acetone b) benzene – toluene
c) acetone – chloroform d) ethanol – acetone
6. An aqueous solution is 1.00 molal in KI. Which change will cause the vapour pressure of the solution
to increase?
a) Addition of water b) Addition of NaCl
c) Addition of Na2SO4 d) Addition of 1.00 molal KI
7. Which of the following gas mixture ions used by the divers inside the sea?
a) O2 + He + N2 b) O2 + Xe c) O2 + Ar d) O2 + N2
8. Out of the compounds below the vapour pressure of (B) at a particular temperature is

a) higher than that of (A)

b) lower than that of (A)
c) higher or lower than (A), depending on the size of the vessel.
d) same as that of (A)
9. Henry’s law constant of oxygen is 40 k bar at 298 K. How much of oxygen is dissolved in 100 mL
water at 298 K when the partial pressure of oxygen is 0.5 bar?
a) 1.4 g b) 3.2 g c) 22.4 mg d 2.24 mg
10. An aqueous solution of methanol in water has vapour pressure
a) equal to that of water b) equal to that of methanol
c) more than that of water d) less than that of water
11. A non-ideal solution was prepared by mixing 30 mL chloroform and 50 mL acetone. The volume of
mixture will be
 a) > 80 mL b) < 80 mL c) = 80 mL d)  80 mL

12. The van’t Hoff factor i for a compound which undergoes dissociation in one solvent and association in
other solvent is respectively
a) greater than one and greater than one
b) less than one and greater than one
c) less than one and less than one
d) greater than one and less than one
13. Which one of the following statements is false?
a) Raoult’s law states that the vapour pressure of a component over a binary solution of volatile liquids
is directly proportional to its mole fraction.
b) Two sucrose solutions of the same molality prepared in different solvents will have the same
depression of freezing point.
c) The correct order of osmotic pressures of 0.01 M solution of each compound is
BaCl2 > KCl > CH3COOH > Glucose.
d) The molecular weight of NaCl determined by colligative property measurement is less than its
theoretical molecular weight.
14. 0.1 M NaCl and 0.05 M BaCl2 solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane in a container.
For this system, choose the correct answer.
a) There is no movement of any solution across the membrane.
b) Water flows from BaCl2 solution towards NaCl solution.
c) Water flows from NaCl solution towards BaCl2 solution.
d) Osmotic pressure of 0.1 M NaCl is lower than the osmotic pressure of BaCl 2 (Assume complete
dissociation).
15. Four solutions of K2SO4 with the following concentration 0.1 m, 0.01 m, 0.001 m and 0.0001 m are
available. The maximum value of van’t Hoff factor, i, corresponds to
a) 0.0001 m solution b) 0.001 m solution c) 0.01 m solution d) 0.1 m solution
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16. Pure benzene freezes at 5.3 C. A solution of 0.223 g of phenylacetic acid (C 6H5CH2COOH) in 4.4 g of
benzene (Kf = 5.12 kg mol-1) freezes at 4.47oC. From the observation, one can conclude that
a) phenylacetic acid exists as such in benzene.
b) phenylacetic acid undergoes partial ionisation in benzene
c) phenylacetic acid undergoes complete ionisation in benzene.
d) phenylacetic acid dimerises in benzene.
17. Isotonic solutions are the solutions having the same
a) surface tension b) vapour pressure c) osmotic pressure d) viscosity
18. If the elevation in boiling point of a solution of 10 g of solute (mol. wt. = 100) in 100 g of water is Tb,
the ebulioscopic constant of water is

a) 10 b) 100Tb c) Tb d)

19. At a constant temperature, which of the following aqueous solutions will have the maximum vapour
pressure? (Mol. weight : NaCl = 58.5, H2SO4 = 98.0 g . mol-1)
a) 1 molal NaCl (aq) b) 1 molar NaCl (aq)
c) 1 molal H2SO4 (aq) d) 1 molar H2SO4 (aq)
20. The order of boiling points of four equimolar aqueous solutions is C < B < A < D. The correct order
of their freezing point is
a) D < C < B < A b) D > C < B < A c) D < B > A < C d) D < A < B < C
21. Which of the following pair of solutions are expected to be isotonic at the same temperature?
a) 0.2 M urea and 0.2 M NaCl b) 0.1 M urea and 0.2 M MgCl2
c) 0.1 M NaCl and 0.1 M Na2SO4 d) 0.1 M Ca(NO3)2 and 0.1 M Na2SO4
22. In countries nearer to polar region, the roads are sprinkled with CaCl2. This is
a) to clear snow on the road
b) to minimize pollution.
c) to minimize the accumulation of dust on the road.
d) to minimize the wear and tear of the roads.
23. A plant cell shrinks in
a) hypertonic solution b) hypotonic solution
c) isotonic solution d) unpredictable
24. The molar mass of the solute sodium hydroxide obtained from the measurement of the osmotic
pressure of its aqueous solution at 27oC is 25 g mol-1. Therefore its ionisation percentage in this
solution is
a) 75 b) 60 c) 80 d) 70
25. Solutions A, B, C and D are respectively 0.1 M glucose, 0.05 M NaCl, 0.05 M BaCl 2 and 0.1 M AlCl3.
Which one of the following pairs is isotonic?
a) A and B b) B and C c) A and D d) A and C
26. Benzoic acid is dissolved in benzene, van’t Hoff factor will be
a) 1 b) 0.5 c) 1.5 d) 2
27. Assertion: If red blood cells were removed from the body and placed in pure water, pressure inside the
cells increases.
Reason: The concentration of salt content in the cells increases.
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
28. Which of the following colligative properties can provide molar mass of proteins (or polymers or
colloids) with greater precision?
a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure.
b) Elevation in boiling point.
c) Depression in freezing point.
d) Osmotic pressure.
29. The mass of glucose that should be dissolved in 50 g of water in order to produce the same lowering of
vapour pressure as it produced by dissolving 1 g of urea in the same quantity of water is
a) 1 g b) 3 g c) 6 g d) 18 g
30. Assertion: The molecular weight of acetic acid determined by depression in freezing point method in
benzene and water was found to be different.
Reason: Acetic acid dissociates in water and associates in benzene
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
31. Which one of the statements given below concerning properties of solution, describes a colligative
effect?
a) Boiling point of pure water decreases by the addition of ethanol.
b) Vapour pressure of pure water decreases by the addition of nitric acid.
c) Vapour pressure of pure benzene decreases by the addition of naphthalene.
d) Boiling point of pure benzene increases by the addition of toluene.
32. If  is the degree of dissociation of Na2SO4, the van’t Hoff factor (i) used for calculating the molecular
mass is
a) 1 + 2 b) 1 – 2 c) 1 –  d) 1 + 
33. At high altitude the boiling point of water lowers because
a) atmospheric pressure is high b) atmospheric pressure is low
c) temperature is low d) None of the above

34. The van’t Hoff factor for 0.1 M Ba(NO3)2 solution is 2.74. The degree of dissociation is
a) 91.3% b) 87% c) 100% d) 74%
35. If at certain temperature, the vapour pressure of pure water is 25 mm Hg and that of a very dilute
aqueous urea solution is 24.5 mm Hg, the molality of the solution is
a) 0.02 b) 1.2 c) 1.11 d) 0.08
36. A solution contains non-volatile solute of molecular mass M 2. Which of the following can be used to
calculate the molecular mass of solute in terms of osmotic pressure?

a) M2 = VRT b) M2 =

c) M2 = RT d) M2 =

37. Dissolution of 1.5 g of a non-voltatile solute (mol. wt. = 60) in 250 g of a solvent reduces its freezing
point by 0.01oC. Find the molal depression constant of the solvent.
a) 0.01 b) 0.001 c) 0.0001 d) 0.1
38. If an azeotropic solution has higher b.p. than b.p. of both the mixed liquids, it is the case of
a) positive deviation from Raoult’s law
b) negative deviation from Raoult’s law
c) perfectly obeying Raoult’s law
d) no such relation exists
39. RLVP is
a) directly proportional to the mole fraction of solute
b) equal to mole fraction of non-volatile solute
c) inversely proportional to mass fraction
d) equal to mass fraction
40. On mixing 10 mL ethanol with 40 mL water, the resulting solution will be
a) 50 mL b) more than 50 mL
c) less than 50 mL d) data is insufficient to decide
41. A binary liquid solution is prepared by mixing n-heptane and ethanol. Which one of the following
statements is correct regarding the behaviour of the solution?
a) The solution is non-ideal, showing +ve diviation from Raoult’s law
b) The solution is non-ideal, showing –ve deviation from Raoult’s law
c) n-heptane shows +ve deviation while ethanol shows –ve deviation from Raoult’s law
d) The solution forms an ideal solution
42. The measured value of a colligative property is higher than the expected value when
a) solute molecules associate b) solute molecules dissociate
c) solvent molecules associate d) solvent molecules dissociate
43. Which of the following is not a colligative property?
a) Lowering of vapour pressure b) Lowering of freezing point
c) Elevation of boiling point d) Osmotic pressure
44. A solution on heating shows the same composition in the mixture, vapour phase as well as in distillate.
It is
a) azeotropic solution b) unsaturated solution
c) saturated solution d) metastable solution
45. van’t Hoff’s factor for K3[Fe(CN)6] in very dilute solution is
a) 1 b) 10 c) 4 d) 1/4
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