160 Solution and Colligative properties

Solubility
1. The solubility of a gas in water depends on [MP PET 2002]
(a) Nature of the gas (b) Temperature
(c) Pressure of the gas (d) All of the above
2. Which of the following is not correct for D2 O
[Orissa JEE 2002]
 A supersaturated solution is metastable. (a) Boiling point is higher than H 2 O
 Dissolution of gases in liquid is always exothermic because (b) D2 O reacts slowly than H 2 O
S  ve (non favourable factor) and in order to have (c) Viscosity is higher than H 2 O at 25 o
G  ve (spontaneous process), H has to be –ve.
(d) Solubility of NaCl in it is more than H 2 O
 1 M aqueous solution is more concentrated than 1 m aqueous 3. The statement “ The mass of a gas dissolved in a given mass of a
solution. solvent at any temperature is proportional to the pressure of the gas
above the solvent” is [AMU 2002]
 Substances having high V.P. (e.g., petrol) evaporate more quickly (a) Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
than substances having low V.P. (e.g., motor oil). (b) Law of Mass Action
(c) Henry’s Law
 Babo’s law : The lowering in vapour pressure of a solution caused (d) None of these
by addition of an non-volatile solute is called as Babo’s law. 4. Which is correct about Henry’s law [KCET 2002]
(a) The gas in contact with the liquid should behave as an ideal
 Konowaloff’s rule : In case of a binary solution, at a fixed gas
(b) There should not be any chemical interaction between the gas
temperature, the vapour phase is richer in that component whose
and liquid
addition causes increase in total vapour pressure of the solution i.e., (c) The pressure applied should be high
vapour phase is always richer in the more volatile component. (d) All of these
5. The statement “If 0.003 moles of a gas are dissolved in 900 g of
 When a non-volatile solute is added to the solvent, V.P. decrease, water under a pressure of 1 atmosphere, 0.006 moles will be
B.P. increase, F.P. decrease. dissolved under a pressure of 2 atmospheres”, illustrates [JIPMER 1999]
(a) Dalton’s law of partial pressure
 Ethylene glycol is commonly added to car radiators to depress the (b) Graham’s law
freezing point of water. It is known as antifreeze. (c) Raoult’s law
(d) Henry’s law
 NaCl or CaCl2 (anhydrous) are used to clear snow on roads. It 6. The solution of sugar in water contains [BHU 1973]
depresses the freezing point of water and reduce the temperature (a) Free atoms (b) Free ions
at which ice is expected to be formed. (c) Free molecules (d) Free atom and molecules

 Plasmolysis : When a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, Method of expressing concentration of solution
the fluid from the plant cell comes out and the cell shrinks. This
phenomenon is called plasmolysis and is due to osmosis. 1. 25 ml of 3.0 M HNO 3 are mixed with 75 ml of

 Bursting of red blood cells when placed in water is due to osmosis. 4.0 M HNO3 . If the volumes are additive, the molarity of the final
mixture would be [DPMT 1986; MH CET 2001]
 Gelatinous Cu 2 [Fe(CN )6 ] and gelatinous Ca3 (PO4 )2 are (a) 3.25 M (b) 4.0 M
artificial semipermeable membranes. (c) 3.75 M (d) 3.50 M
2. The amount of anhydrous Na 2 CO 3 present in 250 ml of 0.25 M
 Semipermeable membrane of Cu 2 [Fe(CN )6 ] dose not work in
solution is [DPMT 2001]
non aqueous solutions because it get dissolved in non aqueous (a) 6.225 g (b) 66.25 g
solvents. (c) 6.0 g (d) 6.625 g
3. Dilute one litre 1 molar H 2 SO 4 solution by 5 litre water, the
 Osmotic coefficient (g) is the ratio of van’t Hoff factor (i) to the no.
normality of that solution is [DPMT 1983]
of ions furnished by one molecule of the electrolyte (N).
(a) 0.2 N (b) 5 N
i.e., g  i / N .
(c) 10 N (d) 0.33 N
4. If 5.85 gms of NaCl are dissolved in 90 gms of water, the mole
fraction of NaCl is
[CMC Vellore 1991; MP PMT 1994; AFMC 1998]
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.01
(e) 0.0196
5. The molarity of 0.006 mole of NaCl in 100ml solution is
Solution and Colligative properties 161
[Bihar MEE 1996] (a) Normality (b) Molarity
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.06 (c) Mole fraction (d) Mass percentage
(c) 0.006 (d) 0.066 (e) Molality
(e) None of these
20. The normality of 2.3 M H 2 SO 4 solution is [KCET 2000]
6. 9 .8 g of H 2 SO 4 is present in 2 litres of a solution. The molarity
(a) 2.3 N (b) 4.6 N
of the solution is [EAMCET 1991; MP PMT 2002]
(c) 0.46 N (d) 0.23 N
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.05 M
21. The molarity of a solution made by mixing 50ml of conc. H 2 SO 4
(c) 0.2 M (d) 0.01M
(36N) with 50 ml of water is [MP PMT 2001]
7. What will be the molarity of a solution containing 5 g of sodium
(a) 36 M (b) 18 M
hydroxide in 250 ml solution (c) 9 M (d) 6 M
[MP PET 1999; BHU 1999; KCET 1999;
22. 171 g of cane sugar (C12 H 22 O11 ) is dissolved in 1 litre of water.
AIIMS 2000; Pb. CET 2000]
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0 The molarity of the solution is [MP PMT 2001]
(c) 2.0 (d) 0.1 (a) 2.0 M (b) 1.0 M
8. The normality of 0.3 M phosphorus acid (H 3 PO3 ) is (c) 0.5 M (d) 0.25 M
[IIT 1999; AIIMS 2000] 23. The volumes of 4 N HCl and 10 N HCl required to make 1 litre
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.9 of 6 N HCl are [Kerala PMT 2004]
(c) 0.3 (d) 0.6 (a) 0.75 litre of 10 N HCl and 0.25 litre of 4 N HCl
9. Which of the following has maximum number of molecules
(b) 0.25 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.75 litre of 10 N HCl
[CBSE PMT 2002]
(c) 0.67 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.33 litre of 10 N HCl
(a) 16 gm of O 2 (b) 16 gm of NO 2
(d) 0.80 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.20 litre of 10 N HCl
(c) 7 gm of N 2 (d) 2 gm of H 2 (e) 0.50 litre of 4 N HCl and 0.50 litre of 10 N HCl
10. Molarity is expressed as [JIPMER 1991; CBSE PMT 1991] 24. Which statement is true for solution of 0.020 M H 2 SO 4
(a) Gram/litre (b) Moles/litre [DPMT 2001]
(c) Litre/mole (d) Moles/1000 gms
11. 20 ml of HCl solution requires 19.85 ml of 0.01 M NaOH (a) 2 litre of the solution contains 0.020 mole of SO 42 
solution for complete neutralization. The molarity of HCl solution (b) 2 litre of the solution contains 0.080 mole of H 3 O 
is [MP PMT 1999]
(a) 0.0099 (b) 0.099 (c) 1 litre of the solution contains 0.020 mole H 3 O 
(c) 0.99 (d) 9.9 (d) None of these
12. How much of NaOH is required to neutralise 1500 cm 3 of 0.1 N 25. 10 litre solution of urea contains 240g urea. The active mass of urea
HCl (At. wt. of Na =23) [KCET 2001] will be [KCET 2000]
(a) 4 g (b) 6 g (a) 0.04 (b) 0.02
(c) 40 g (d) 60 g (c) 0.4 (d) 0.2
13. If 5.85 g of NaCl (molecular weight 58.5) is dissolved in water and 26. 5 ml of N HCl, 20 ml of N/2 H 2 SO 4 and 30 ml of N/3 HNO are
the solution is made up to 0.5 litre, the molarity of the solution will be[AMU 1999; Pb PMT 2000; AFMC 2001]
3

mixed together and volume made to one litre. The normally of the
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.4 resulting solution is [Kerala CET (Med.) 2003]
(c) 1.0 (d) 0.1
14. A mixture has 18g water and 414g ethanol. The mole fraction of N N
(a) (b)
water in mixture is (assume ideal behaviour of the mixture) 5[MP PMT 2000] 10
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.4 N N
(c) 0.7 (d) 0.9 (c) (d)
20 40
15. The number of molecules in 4.25 g of ammonia is approximately [CBSE PMT 2002]
N
(a) 0.5  10 23
(b) 1.5  10 23 (e)
25
(c) 3.5  10 23
(d) 2.5  10 23
27. The amount of K 2 Cr2 O7 (eq. wt. 49.04) required to prepare 100
16. The largest number of molecules is in [Kurukshetra CEE 1998] ml of its 0.05 N solution is [JIPMER 2002]
(a) 25 g of CO 2 (b) 46 g of C 2 H 5 OH (a) 2.9424 g (b) 0.4904 g
(c) 36 g of H 2 O (d) 54 g of N 2 O5 (c) 1.4712 g (d) 0.2452 g
28. With increase of temperature, which of these changes
17. If 1 M and 2.5 litre NaOH solution is mixed with another 0.5 M and
[AIEEE 2002]
3 litre NaOH solution, then molarity of the resultant solution will be[CBSE PMT 2002]
(a) Molality
(a) 1.0 M (b) 0.73 M
(b) Weight fraction of solute
(c) 0.80 M (d) 0.50 M
(c) Fraction of solute present in water
18. When a solute is present in trace quantities the following expression
is used [Kerala CET (Med.) 2002] (d) Mole fraction
(a) Gram per million (b) Milligram percent 29. 25ml of a solution of barium hydroxide on titration with a 0.1molar
solution of hydrochloric acid gave a litre value of 35 ml. The
(c) Microgram percent (d) Nano gram percent molarity of barium hydroxide solution was
(e) Parts per million [AIEEE 2003]
19. When the concentration is expressed as the number of moles of a (a) 0.07 (b) 0.14
solute per litre of solution it known as
(c) 0.28 (d) 0.35
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2002]
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30. 2.0 molar solution is obtained , when 0.5 mole solute is dissolved in 43. Molar solution
[MP PMTmeans
2003] 1 mole of solute present in
(a) 250 ml solvent (b) 250 g solvent [BCECE 2005]
(c) 250 ml solution (d) 1000 ml solvent (a) 1000g of solvent (b) 1 litre of solvent
31. How many gram of HCl will be present in 150 ml of its 0.52 M (c) 1 litre of solution (d) 1000g of solution
solution [RPET 1999] 44. What will be the molality of a solution having 18 g of glucose (mol.
(a) 2.84 gm (b) 5.70 gm wt. = 180) dissolved in 500 g of water
(c) 8.50 gm (d) 3.65 gm [MP PET/PMT 1998; CBSE PMT 2000; JIPMER 2001]
32. The number of moles present in 2 litre of 0.5 M NaOH is (a) 1m (b) 0 .5 m
[MH CET 2001]
(c) 0 .2 m (d) 2m
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.1
(c) 1 (d) 2 45. A solution of Al2 (SO 4 )3 {d  1.253 gm / ml} contain 22% salt by
33. 36g water and 828g ethyl alcohol form an ideal solution. The mole weight. The molarity, normality and molality of the solution is
fraction of water in it, is [MP PMT 2003] (a) 0.805 M, 4.83 N, 0.825 M
(a) 1.0 (b) 0.7 (b) 0.825 M, 48.3 N, 0.805 M
(c) 0.4 (d) 0.1
(c) 4.83 M, 4.83 N, 4.83 M
34. What will be the normality of a solution containing 4.9 g. H 3 PO4 (d) None
dissolved in 500 ml water [MP PMT 2003]
46. Which of the following should be done in order to prepare
(a) 0.3 (b) 1.0
0.40 M NaCl starting with 100 ml of 0.30 M NaCl ([Link].
(c) 3.0 (d) 0.1
of NaCl  58.5 ) [BIT 1992]
35. 3.0 molal NaOH solution has a density of 1.110 g/ml. The molarity of
the solution is [BVP 2003] (a) Add 0.585 g NaCl (b) Add 20 ml water
(a) 3.0504 (b) 3.64
(c) Add 0.010ml NaCl (d) Evaporate 10ml water
(c) 3.05 (d) 2.9732
36. Which of the following modes of expressing concentration is 47. Which of the following solutions has the highest normality
independent of temperature [IIT 1988; CPMT 1999; [JIPMER 1991]
CBSE PMT 1992, 95; MP PMT 1992; AIIMS 1997, 2001] (a) 8 gm of KOH / litre (b) N phosphoric acid
(a) Molarity (b) Molality (c) 6 gm of NaOH / 100 ml (d) 0.5 M H 2 SO 4
(c) Formality (d) Normality 48. What volume of 0 .8 M solution contains 0.1 mole of the solute
37. The molality of a solution is [MP PMT 1996]
(a) 100 ml (b) 125 ml
(a) Number of moles of solute per 1000 ml of the solvent
(c) 500 ml (d) 62.5 ml
(b) Number of moles of solute per 1000 gm of the solvent
49. Hydrochloric acid solution A and B have concentration of
(c) Number of moles of solute per 1000 ml of the solution 0.5 N and 0.1 N respectively. The volumes of solutions A and
(d) Number of gram equivalents of solute per 1000 ml of the B required to make 2 litres of 0.2 N HCl are
solution [KCET 1993]
38. The number of molecules in 16 gm of methane is (a) 0 .5 l of A  1.5 l of B
[MP PET/PMT 1998] (b) 1 .5 l of A  0.5l of B
(a) 3.0  10 23
(b) 6.02  10 23
(c) 1 .0 l of A  1.0 l of B
16 16 (d) 0.75 l of A  1.25l of B
(c)  10 23 (d)  10 23
6 .02 3.0 50. Conc. H 2 SO 4 has a density of 1.98 gm/ml and is 98% H 2 SO 4
39. The number of moles of a solute in its solution is 20 and total by weight. Its normality is [MP PET 2002]
number of moles are 80. The mole fraction of solute is (a) 2 N (b) 19.8 N
[MP PMT 1997] (c) 39.6 N (d) 98 N
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25 51. The mole fraction of the solute in one molal aqueous solution is [CBSE PMT 200
(c) 1 (d) 0.75 (a) 0.027 (b) 0.036
40. The normality of a solution of sodium hydroxide 100 ml of which (c) 0.018 (d) 0.009
contains 4 grams of NaOH is [CMC Vellore 1991] N
52. With 63 gm of oxalic acid how many litres of solution can be
(a) 0.1 (b) 40 10
(c) 1.0 (d) 0.4 prepared [RPET 1999]
41. Two solutions of a substance (non electrolyte) are mixed in the (a) 100 litre (b) 10 litre
following manner 480 ml of 1.5M first solution + 520 mL of 1.2M (c) 1 litre (d) 1000 litre
second solution. What is the molarity of the final mixture [AIEEE 2005] 53. Molarity of 0.2 N H 2 SO 4 is [KCET 2005]
(a) 1.20 M (b) 1.50 M
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.4
(c) 1.344 M (d) 2.70 M (c) 0.6 (d) 0.1
42. The normal amount of glucose in 100ml of blood (8–12 hours 54. 10.6 grams of a substance of molecular weight 106 was dissolved in
after a meal) is [BHU 1981] 100ml . 10ml of this solution was pipetted out into a 1000ml
(a) 8 mg (b) 80 mg flask and made up to the mark with distilled water. The molarity of the
resulting solution is [EAMCET 1998]
(c) 200 mg (d) 800 mg
(a) 1 . 0M (b) 10 2 M
Solution and Colligative properties 163
[EAMCET 1987]
(c) 10 3 M (d) 10 4 M
(a) 0.1M (b) 0.2 M
55. The mole fraction of water in 20% aqueous solution of H 2 O 2 is [EAMCET 1993]
(c) 0.3 M (d) 0.4 M
77 68 66. Which of the following concentration factor is affected by change in
(a) (b)
68 77 temperature [DCE 2002]
20 80 (a) Molarity (b) Molality
(c) (d) (c) Mole fraction (d) Weight fraction
80 20 67. The distribution law is applied for the distribution of basic acid
56. Mole fraction (X ) of any solution is equal to between [UPSEAT 2001]
No. of moles of solute (a) Water and ethyl alcohol
(a) (b) Water and amyl alcohol
Volume of solutionin litre
(c) Water and sulphuric acid
No. of gram equivalent of solute (d) Water and liquor ammonia
(b)
Volume of solutionin litre 68. Which is heaviest [CBSE PMT 1991]
No. of moles of solute (a) 25 gm of mercury
(c) (b) 2 moles of water
Mass of solvent in kg
(c) 2 moles of carbon dioxide
No. of moles of any constituent
(d) (d) 4 gm atoms of oxygen
Total no. of moles of all constituents
69. The molarity of a solution of Na 2 CO 3 having 10.6 g / 500ml of
57. When WB gm solute (molecular mass M B ) dissolves in WA gm
solution is [AFMC 1992; DCE 2000]
solvent. The molality M of the solution is (a) 0.2 M (b) 2 M
WB MB WB 1000
(a)  (b)  (c) 20 M (d) 0.02 M
W A 1000 MB WA
70. On passing H 2 S gas through a solution of Cu  and Zn 2 ions,
W A 1000 WA  M B
(c)  (d) CuS is precipitated first because [AMU 2001]
WB MB WB  1000 (a) Solubility product of CuS is equal to the ionic product of ZnS
58. Normality (N ) of a solution is equal to (b) Solubility product of CuS is equal to the solubility product of
No. of moles of solute ZnS
(a) (c) Solubility product of CuS is lower than the solubility product
Volume of solutionin litre of ZnS
No. of gram equivalent of solute (d) Solubility product of CuS is greater than the solubility product
(b)
Volume of solutionin litre of ZnS
No. of moles of solute 71. The number of moles of solute per kg of a solvent is called its[DPMT 1983; IIT 19
(c) (a) Molarity (b) Normality
Mass of solvent in kg
(c) Molar fraction (d) Molality
(d) None of these 72. 1.0 gm of pure calcium carbonate was found to require 50 ml of
59. The volume strength of 1.5 N H 2 O 2 solution is dilute HCl for complete reaction. The strength of the HCl
[CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 2002] solution is given by [CPMT 1986]
(a) 4.8 (b) 5.2 (a) 4 N (b) 2 N
(c) 8.8 (d) 8.4 (c) 0.4 N (d) 0.2 N
60. How many gm of H 2 SO 4 is present in 0.25 gm mole of 73. Molecular weight of glucose is 180. A solution of glucose which
H 2 SO 4 [CPMT 1990] contains 18 gms per litre is [AFMC 1978]
(a) 24.5 (b) 2.45 (a) 2 molal (b) 1 molal
(c) 0.25 (d) 0.245 (c) 0.1 molal (d) 18 molal
61. 20 g of hydrogen is present in 5 litre vessel. The molar 74. 0.5 M of H 2 SO 4 is diluted from 1 litre to 10 litre, normality of
concentration of hydrogen is [DPMT 2000] resulting solution is [AFMC 2005]
(a) 4 (b) 1 (a) 1 N (b) 0.1 N
(c) 3 (d) 2 (c) 10 N (d) 11 N
62. To prepare a solution of concentration of 0.03 g/ml of AgNO3 , 75. If one mole of a substance is present in 1 kg of solvent, then
what amount of AgNO3 should be added in 60 ml of solution [AFMC 2005] [CPMT 1996]
(a) 1.8 (b) 0.8 (a) It shows molar concentration
(c) 0.18 (d) None of these (b) It shows molal concentration
63. How many grams of dibasic acid (mol. wt. 200) should be present in (c) It shows normality
100ml of its aqueous solution to give decinormal strength[AIIMS 1992; CBSE PMT (d)
1999; ItAFMC 1999;
shows strength gm / gm
KCET 2000; CPMT 2001]
(a) 1g (b) 2g 76. The molality of 90% H 2 SO 4 solution is
(c) 10 g (d) 20 g [density=1.8 gm/ml] [MP PMT 2004]
(a) 1.8 (b) 48.4
64. The weight of pure NaOH required to prepare 250cm 3 of (c) 9.18 (d) 94.6
0.1 N solution is [KCET 1991; Kerala PMT 2004]
77. The volume of water to be added to 100cm 3 of 0.5 N H 2 SO 4 to get
(a) 4 g (b) 1 g
decinormal concentration is [KCET (Engg.) 2001]
(c) 2 g (d) 10 g
(a) 400 cm 3 (b) 500 cm 3
65. If 20ml of 0.4 N NaOH solution completely neutralises 40ml
of a dibasic acid. The molarity of the acid solution is (c) 450 cm 3 (d) 100 cm 3
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78. If 25 ml of 0.25 M NaCl solution is diluted with water to a volume (c) 0.3 (d) 0.4
of 500ml the new concentration of the solution is 92. The weight of H 2C2O4 . 2 H 2O required to prepare 500ml of
[UPSEAT 2000, 01]
(a) 0.167 M (b) 0.0125 M 0.2 N solution is [EAMCET 1991]
(c) 0.833 M (d) 0.0167 M (a) 126 g (b) 12.6 g
79. 10 grams of a solute is dissolved in 90 grams of a solvent. Its mass (c) 63 g (d) 6 .3 g
percent in solution is
(a) 0.01 (b) 11.1 93. In a solution of 7.8 gm benzene C 6 H 6 and 46.0 gm toluene
(c) 10 (d) 9 (C6 H 5 CH 3 ) , the mole fraction of benzene in this solution is
80. What is the molality of a solution which contains 18 g of glucose
(a) 1/6 (b) 1 / 5
(C6 H12 O6 ) in 250 g of water [UPSEAT 2001]
(c) 1/2 (d) 1 / 3
(a) 4.0 m (b) 0.4 m
(c) 4.2 m (d) 0.8 m 94. A solution contains 25% H 2 O , 25%C 2 H 5 OH and
81. Calculate the molality of 1 litre solution of 93% 50% CH 3 COOH by mass. The mole fraction of H 2 O would be
H 2 SO 4 (weight/volume). The density of the solution is 1.84 g (a) 0.25 (b) 2.5
/ml [UPSEAT 2000] (c) 0.503 (d) 5.03
(a) 10.43 (b) 20.36
95. A 5 molar solution of H 2 SO 4 is diluted from 1 litre to 10 litres.
(c) 12.05 (d) 14.05
What is the normality of the solution [AFMC 2005]
82. Volume of water needed to mix with 10 ml 10N HNO 3 to get 0.1 N (a) 0.25 N (b) 1 N
HNO 3 [UPSEAT 2003] (c) 2 N (d) 7 N
(a) 1000 ml (b) 990 ml 96. Molarity of a solution containing 1g NaOH in 250ml of solution
(c) 1010 ml (d) 10 ml is [EAMCET 1990]
83. The sum of the mole fraction of the components of a solution is (a) 0.1M (b) 1 M
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 4 (c) 0.01 M (d) 0.001 M
84. Increasing the temperature of an aqueous solution will cause 97. What is molarity of a solution of HCl which contains 49% by
[IIT Screening 1993] weight of solute and whose specific gravity is 1.41
(a) Decrease in molality (b) Decrease in molarity [CPMT 2001; CBSE PMT 2001]
(c) Decrease in mole fraction (d) Decrease in % w/w (a) 15.25 (b) 16.75
85. 1000 gms aqueous solution of CaCO 3 contains 10 gms of (c) 18.92 (d) 20.08
carbonate. Concentration of the solution is [CPMT 1985] 98. NaClO solution reacts with H 2 SO 3 as,
(a) 10 ppm (b) 100 ppm NaClO  H 2 SO 3  NaCl  H 2 SO 4 . A solution of NaClO
(c) 1000 ppm (d) 10000 ppm used in the above reaction contained 15g of NaClO per litre. The
86. 3.65 gms of HCl is dissolved in 16.2 gms of water. The mole fraction normality of the solution would be [AMU 1999]
of HCl in the resulting solution is [EAMCET 2003] (a) 0.8 (b) 0.6
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.33
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
87. An aqueous solution of glucose is 10% in strength. The volume in 99. A solution contains 1.2046  10 24 hydrochloric acid molecules in
which 1 gm mole of it is dissolved will be one dm 3 of the solution. The strength of the solution is [KCET 2004]
[AIIMS 1992; Pb. CET 2004] (a) 6 N (b) 2 N
(a) 18 litre (b) 9 litre (c) 4 N (d) 8 N
(c) 0.9 litre (d) 1.8 litre 1
100. 10 N and N solution is called
88. The concentration of an aqueous solution of 0.01M CH 3 OH 10
solution is very nearly equal to which of the following (a) Decinormal
[BITS 1992]and decanormal solution
(a) 0.01% CH 3 OH (b) 0.01m CH 3 OH (b) Normal and decinormal solution
(c) Normal and decanormal solution
(c) x CH 3 OH  0.01 (d) 0.99 M H 2O
(d) Decanormal and decinormal solution
(e) 0.01 N CH 3 OH 101. When 7.1gm Na 2 SO 4 (molecular mass 142) dissolves in
89. When 1.80 gm glucose dissolve in 90 gm of H 2 O , the mole 100 ml H 2 O , the molarity of the solution is
fraction of glucose is [AFMC 2000] [CBSE PMT 1991; MP PET 1993, 95]
(a) 0.00399 (b) 0.00199 (a) 2.0 M (b) 1.0 M
(c) 0.0199 (d) 0.998 (c) 0.5 M (d) 0.05 M
90. 6.02  10 20 molecules of urea are present in 100 ml of its solution. 102. Molarity of 4% NaOH solution is [EAMCET 1987]
The concentration of urea solution is [AIEEE 2004] (a) 0.1M (b) 0.5 M
(a) 0.02 M (b) 0.01 M (c) 0.01M (d) 1.0 M
(c) 0.001 M (d) 0.1 M 103. When 6 gm urea dissolve in 180 gm H 2 O . The mole fraction of
(Avogadro constant, N A  6.02  10 mol )
23 1 urea is [CPMT 1988]
10 10 . 1
91. The number of moles of SO 2 Cl 2 in 13.5 gm is [CPMT 1994] (a) (b)
10 . 1 10
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
Solution and Colligative properties 165
10 . 1 0 .1 (c) 0.33 (d) None of these
(c) (d)
0 .1 10 . 1 117. A solution of CaCl 2 is 0.5 mol / litre, then the moles of chloride
104. The normality of 10% (weight/volume) acetic acid is ion in 500ml will be [MP PMT 1986]
[CPMT 1983] (a) 0.25 (b) 0.50
(a) 1 N (b) 10 N (c) 0.75 (d) 1.00
(c) 1.7 N (d) 0.83 N
118. What is the molarity of H 2 SO 4 solution, that has a density 1.84
105. Unit of mole fraction is [BHU 1998, 2005]
(a) Moles/litre (b) Moles/litre 2
gm/cc at 35 o C and contains solute 98% by weight
(c) Moles–litre (d) Dimensionless [AIIMS 2001]
106. Normality of 2 M sulphuric acid is (a] 4.18 M (b) 8.14 M
[AIIMS 1991, 92; Pb. CET 2002] (c) 18.4 M (d) 18 M
(a) 2 N (b) 4 N 119. A certain aqueous solution of FeCl 3 (formula mass =162) has a
(c) N / 2 (d) N / 4 density of 1.1 g / ml and contains 20.0% FeCl3 . Molar
107. Molar concentration (M ) of any solution = concentration of this solution is [Pb. PMT 1998]
No. of moles of solute (a) 0.028 (b) 0.163
(a) (c) 1.27 (d) 1.47
Volume of solutionin litre
120. If 0.50 mol of CaCl 2 is mixed with 0.20 mol of Na 3 PO4 , the
No. of gram equivalent of solute
(b) maximum number of moles of Ca 3 (PO4 )2 which can be formed,
Volume of solutionin litre
is [Pb. PMT 1998]
No. of moles of solute
(c) (a) 0.70 (b) 0.50
Mass of solvent in kg
(c) 0.20 (d) 0.10
No. of moles of any constituent 121. An X molal solution of a compound in benzene has mole fraction
(d)
Total no. of moles of all constituents of solute equal to 0.2. The value of X is
108. If 5.0 gm of BaCl2 is present in 10 6 gm solution, the [KCET 1996; DCE 2001]
(a) 14 (b) 3.2
concentration is
(c) 4 (d) 2
(a) 1 ppm (b) 5 ppm
(c) 50 ppm (d) 1000 ppm 122. Molecular weight of urea is 60. A solution of urea containing 6 g
109. 1 Molar solution contains [DPMT 2002] urea in one litre is [BHU 1996, 99]
(a) 1000g of solute (b) 1000g of solvent (a) 1 molar (b) 1.5 molar
(c) 1 litre of solvent (d) 1 litre of solution (c) 0.1 molar (d) 0.01 molar
110. To neutralise completely 20 mL of 0.1 M aqueous solution of 123. The molar solution of sulphuric acid is equal to
[MP PET 1999]
phosphorous acid (H 3 PO3 ), the volume of 0.1 M aqueous KOH
solution required is [AIEEE 2004] (a) N solution (b) 2 N solution
(a) 40 mL (b) 20 mL (c) N / 2 solution (d) 3 N solution
(c) 10 mL (d) 60 mL 124. The weight of sodium carbonate required to prepare 500 ml of a
111. On dissolving 1 mole of each of the following acids in 1 litre water, semi- normal solution is [JIPMER 1999]
the acid which does not give a solution of strength 1 N is [MPgPET 1993]
(a) 13.25 (b) 26.5 g
(c) 53 g (d) 6.125 g
(a) HCl (b) Perchloric acid
125. 200ml of a solution contains 5.85 g dissolved sodium chloride.
(c) HNO 3 (d) Phosphoric acid
The concentration of the solution will be (Na  23; Cl  35.5) [MP PMT 1999
112. How many grams of NaOH will be required to neutralize 12.2 (a) 1 molar (b) 2 molar
grams of benzoic acid [MP PMT 1999]
(c) 0.5 molar (d) 0.25 molar
(a) 40 gms (b) 4 gms 126. Molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 75.5 g of pure KOH in
(c) 16 gms (d) 12.2 gms 540 ml solution is [BHU 1999]
(a) 3.05 M (b) 1.35 M
113. 10ml of conc. H 2 SO 4 (18 molar) is diluted to 1 litre. The
(c) 2.50 M (d) 4.50 M
approximate strength of dilute acid could be [JIPMER 1991]
127. Which one of the following is an extensive property
(a) 0.18 N (b) 0.09 N
[KCET 1998]
(c) 0.36 N (d) 1800 N
(a) Molar volume (b) Molarity
114. The normality of 10 lit. volume hydrogen peroxide is
(c) Number of moles (d) Mole fraction
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2003]
(a) 0.176 (b) 3.52 128. Addition of conc. HCl to saturated BaCl2 solution precipitates
(c) 1.78 (d) 0.88 BaCl2 ; because [AMU 2000]
(e) 17.8
(a) It follows from Le Chatelier’s principle
115. Essential quantity of ammonium sulphate taken for preparation of 1
molar solution in 2 litres is (b) Of common-ion effect
(a) 132 gm (b) 264 gm (c) Ionic product (Ba  ), (Cl  ) remains constant in a saturated
solution
(c) 198 gm (d) 212 gm
(d) At constant temperature, the product (Ba 2 ), (Cl  )2 remains
116. In a mixture of 1 gm H 2 and 8 gm O 2 , the mole fraction of
constant in a saturated solution
hydrogen is [Orissa JEE 2002]
(a) 0.667 (b) 0.5
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129. How much water is needed to dilute 10 ml of 10 N hydrochloric acid (c) 1.96 gm (d) 19.6 gm
to make it exactly decinormal (0.1 N)
141. If 18 gm of glucose (C 6 H 12 O6 ) is present in 1000 gm of an
[EAMCET 1982]
(a) 990 ml (b) 1000 ml aqueous solution of glucose, it is said to be [CPMT 1986]
(c) 1010 ml (d) 100 ml (a) 1 molal (b) 1.1 molal
130. The formula weight of H 2 SO 4 is 98. The weight of the acid in (c) 0.5 molal (d) 0.1 molal
400ml of 0.1M solution is [EAMCET 1987] 142. The number of moles of KCl in 1000 ml of 3 molar solution is
(a) 2.45 g (b) 3.92 g (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4.90 g (d) 9 .8 g (c) 3 (d) 1.5
131. The molarity of pure water is 143. The unit of molality is [Pb. CET 2003]
[CPMT 1974, 88, 90; CMC Vellore 1991; RPET 1999; (a) Mole per litre (b) Mole per kilogram
NCERT 1974, 76; MP PMT 1999; AMU 2002] (c) Per mole per litre (d) Mole litre
(a) 55.6 (b) 5.56
144. A solution contains 1 mole of water and 4 mole of ethanol. The mole
(c) 100 (d) 18 fraction of water and ethanol will be
132. The molarity of a 0.2 N Na 2 CO 3 solution will be (a) 0.2 water + 0.8 ethanol
[MP PMT 1987; Pb. CET 2004] (b) 0.4 water + 0.6 ethanol
(a) 0.05 M (b) 0.2 M
(c) 0.6 water + 0.8 ethanol
(c) 0.1 M (d) 0.4 M
(d) 0.8 water + 0.2 ethanol
133. How many moles of water are present in 180 g of water
[JIPMER 1991; DPMT 1982; Manipal MEE 1995]
(a) 1 mole (b) 18 mole
Colligative properties
(c) 10 mole (d) 100 mole
1. The magnitude of colligative properties in all colloidal dispersions is
134. If we take 44 g of CO 2 and 14 g of N 2 what will be mole ….than solution [AMU 1999]
fraction of CO 2 in the mixture [KCET 1990] (a) Lower (b) Higher
(a) 1/5 (b) 1/3 (c) Both (d) None
(c) 2/3 (d) 1/4 2. Equimolar solutions in the same solvent have [AIEEE 2005]
135. What is the volume of 0.1 N HCl required to react completely
(a) Same boiling point but different freezing point
with 1 .0 g of pure calcium carbonate
(b) Same freezing point but different boiling point
(Ca  40, C  12 and O  16) [KCET 1998]
(c) Same boiling and same freezing points
(a) 150 cm 3 (b) 250 cm 3 (d) Different boiling and different freezing points
(c) 200 cm 3 (d) 100 cm 3 3. Which of the following is a colligative property
[AFMC 1992; CBSE PMT 1992; MP PMT 1996, 2003]
136. The amount of NaOH in gms in 250 cm 3 of a
(a) Osmotic pressure (b) Boiling point
0.100 M NaOH solution would be (c) Vapour pressure (d) Freezing point
(a) 4 gm (b) 2 gm 4. The colligative properties of a solution depend on
(c) 1 gm (d) 2.5 gm [CPMT 1984; MP PMT 1993; UPSEAT 2001; Kerala PMT 2002]
137. 4.0 gm of NaOH are contained in one decilitre of solution. Its (a) Nature of solute particles present in it
molarity would be
(b) Nature of solvent used
(a) 4 M (b) 2 M
(c) Number of solute particles present in it
(c) 1 M (d) 1.5 M
(d) Number of moles of solvent only
138. When 90 gm of water is mixed with 300 gm of acetic acid. The total 5. Which of the following is not a colligative property
number of moles will be
[BHU 1982; CPMT 1988; DPMT 1985; MP PET 1999]
(a) 5 (b) 10
(a) Osmotic pressure
(c) 15 (d) 20
(b) Elevation in B.P.
139. A molal solution is one that contains one mole of a solute in
(c) Vapour pressure
[NCERT 1983; DPMT 1983; CPMT 1985; IIT 1986;
(d) Depression in freezing point
MP PMT 1987; EAMCET 1990; MP PET 1994, 99]
6. Which of the following is not a colligative property
(a) 1000 gm of the solvent
[MP PET 2001; CPMT 2001; Pb. CET 2001]
(b) One litre of the solvent
(a) Optical activity
(c) One litre of the solution (b) Elevation in boiling point
(d) 22.4 litres of the solution (c) Osmotic pressure
140. What weight of ferrous ammonium sulphate is needed to prepare (d) Lowering of vapour pressure
100 ml of 0.1 normal solution (mol. wt. 392)
7. Colligative properties of a solution depends upon
[CPMT 1983]
[MP PMT 1994, 2002]
(a) 39.2 gm (b) 3.92 gm
(a) Nature of both solvent and solute
Solution and Colligative properties 167
(b) The relative number of solute and solvent particles (a) Directly proportional to the mole fraction of the solvent
(c) Nature of solute only (b) Inversely proportional to the mole fraction of the solute
(d) Nature of solvent only (c) Inversely proportional to the mole fraction of the solvent
8. Which is not a colligative property (d) Directly proportional to the mole fraction of the solute
[CPMT 1984; BHU 1982; Manipal MEE 1995] 7. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent the vapour pressure of
(a) Refractive index the solvent is decreased. This results in
(b) Lowering of vapour pressure [NCERT 1981]
(c) Depression of freezing point (a) An increase in the b.p. of the solution
(d) Elevation of boiling point (b) A decrease in the b.p. of the solvent
9. Which of the following is a colligative property (c) The solution having a higher freezing point than the solvent
[BHU 1990; NCERT 1983; MP PMT 1983; DPMT 1981, 83; (d) The solution having a lower osmotic pressure than the solvent
MP PET/PMT 1998; AIIMS 1999; Pb. CET 2000] 8. If P o and P are the vapour pressure of a solvent and its solution
(a) Surface tension (b) Viscosity respectively and N 1 and N 2 are the mole fractions of the solvent
(c) Osmotic pressure (d) Optical rotation and solute respectively, then correct relation is
10. Colligative properties are used for the determination of (a) P  P o N1 (b) P  Po N2
[Kerala CET (Engg.) 2002]
(a) Molar Mass (c) P o  P N 2 (d) P  P o (N1 / N 2 )
(b) Equivalent weight 9. An aqueous solution of methanol in water has vapour pressure
(c) Arrangement of molecules (a) Equal to that of water
(d) Melting point and boiling point (b) Equal to that of methanol
(c) More than that of water
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Less than that of water
11. What does not change on changing temperature
10. The pressure under which liquid and vapour can coexist at
[DCE 2001] equilibrium is called the
(a) Mole fraction (b) Normality (a) Limiting vapour pressure
(c) Molality (d) None of these (b) Real vapour pressure
(c) Normal vapour pressure
Lowering of vapour pressure (d) Saturated vapour pressure
11. Which solution will show the maximum vapour pressure at 300 K
1. Vapour pressure of CCl 4 at 25 o C is 143mm of Hg 0.5 gm (a) 1 M C 12 H 22 O11 (b) 1 M CH 3 COOH
of a non-volatile solute (mol. wt. = 65) is dissolved in
100 ml CCl 4 . Find the vapour pressure of the solution (Density of (c) 1 M NaCl 2 (d) 1 M NaCl
12. The relative lowering of the vapour pressure is equal to the ratio
CCl 4  1.58 g / cm 2 ) [CBSE PMT 1998] between the number of
(a) 141.43 mm (b) 94.39 mm [EAMCET 1991; CBSE PMT 1991]
(a) Solute moleules and solvent molecules
(c) 199.34 mm (d) 143.99 mm
(b) Solute molecules and the total molecules in the solution
2. For a solution of volatile liquids the partial vapour pressure of each (c) Solvent molecules and the total molecules in the solution
component in solution is directly proportional to (d) Solvent molecules and the total number of ions of the solute
(a) Molarity (b) Mole fraction
(c) Molality (d) Normality 13. 5cm 3 of acetone is added to 100 cm 3 of water, the vapour
3. “The relative lowering of the vapour pressure is equal to the mole pressure of water over the solution
fraction of the solute.” This law is called (a) It will be equal to the vapour pressure of pure water
[MP PET 1997, 2001] (b) It will be less than the vapour pressure of pure water
(a) Henry's law (b) Raoult's law (c) It will be greater than the vapour pressure of pure water
(c) Ostwald's law (d) Arrhenius's law (d) It will be very large
14. At 300 K, when a solute is added to a solvent its vapour pressure
4. The relative lowering of vapour pressure produced by dissolving 71.5 over the mercury reduces from 50 mm to 45 mm. The value of
g of a substance in 1000 g of water is 0.00713. The molecular weight mole fraction of solute will be
of the substance will be (a) 0.005 (b) 0.010
[DPMT 2001] (c) 0.100 (d) 0.900
(a) 18.0 (b) 342 15. A solution has a 1 : 4 mole ratio of pentane to hexane. The vapour
(c) 60 (d) 180 pressure of the pure hydrocarbons at 20°C are 440 mmHg for
pentane and 120 mmHg for hexane. The mole fraction of pentane in
5. When mercuric iodide is added to the aqueous solution of potassium
the vapour phase would be
iodide, the [IIT 1987]
[CBSE PMT 2005]
(a) Freezing point is raised (a) 0.549 (b) 0.200
(b) Freezing point is lowered (c) 0.786 (d) 0.478
(c) Freezing point does not change 16. Benzene and toluene form nearly ideal solutions. At 20°C, the
(d) Boiling point does not change vapour pressure of benzene is 75 torr and that of toluene is 22 torr.
The parial vapour pressure of benzene at 20°C for a solution
6. Vapour pressure of a solution is containing 78g of benzene and 46g of toluene in torr is [AIEEE 2005]
[EAMCET 1988; MP PET 1994] (a) 50 (b) 25
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(c) 37.5 (d) 53.5 (c) 20 (d) 180

17. The vapour pressure lowering caused by the addition of 100 g of 28. “Relative lowering in vapour pressure of solution containing non-
sucrose(molecular mass = 342) to 1000 g of water if the vapour volatile solute is directly proportional to mole fraction of solute”.
pressure of pure water at 25 o C is 23.8 mm Hg Above statement is [AFMC 2004]
[RPET 1999] (a) Henry law (b) Dulong and Petit law
(a) 1.25 mm Hg (b) 0.125 mm Hg (c) Raoult's law (d) Le-Chatelier's principle
(c) 1.15 mm Hg (d) 00.12 mm Hg 29. An ideal solution was obtained by mixing methanol and ethanol. If
18. Which of the following is incorrect [J & K 2005] the partial vapour pressure of methanol and ethanol are
(a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure is independent 2.619 kPa and 4.556 kPa respectively, the composition of the
(b) The vapour pressure is a colligative property vapour (in terms of mole fraction) will be
(c) Vapour pressure of a solution is lower than the vapour
[Pb. PMT 1998]
pressure of the solvent
(d) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is directly (a) 0.635 methanol, 0.365 ethanol
propertional to the original pressure (b) 0.365 methanol, 0.635 ethanol
19. Among the following substances the lowest vapour pressure is (c) 0.574 methanol, 0.326 ethanol
exerted by (d) 0.173 methanol, 0.827 ethanol
(a) Water (b) Mercury
30. The vapour pressure of two liquids P and Q are 80 and 600 torr,
(c) Kerosene (d) Rectified spirit respectively. The total vapour pressure of solution obtained by
20. According to Raoult's law the relative lowering of vapour pressure of mixing 3 mole of P and 2 mole of Q would be
a solution of volatile substance is equal to
[CBSE PMT 2005]
[CBSE PMT 1995; BHU 2001]
(a) Mole fraction of the solvent (a) 140 torr (b) 20 torr
(b) Mole fraction of the solute (c) 68 torr (d) 72 torr
(c) Weight percentage of a solute 31. The vapour pressure of benzene at a certain temperature is
(d) Weight percentage of a solvent 640 mm of Hg . A non-volatile and non-electrolyte solid weighing
21. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent, the vapour pressure of 2.175 g is added to 39.08 g of benzene. The vapour pressure of
the solvent is decreased. This results in
[MP PMT 1983; NCERT 1981] the solution is 600mm of Hg . What is the molecular weight of
(a) An increase in the boiling point of the solution solid substance
(b) A decrease in the boiling point of solvent [CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 1999]
(c) The solution having a higher freezing point than the solvent (a) 49.50 (b) 59.6
(d) The solution having a lower osmotic pressure than the solvent (c) 69.5 (d) 79.8
22. The vapour pressure of a liquid depends on 32. Which one of the following is the expression of Raoult's law
(a) Temperature but not on volume p  ps n ps  p N
(b) Volume but not on temperature (a)  (b) 
p nN p N n
(c) Temperature and volume
(d) Neither on temperature nor on volume p  ps N ps  p N  n
(c)  (d) 
23. Which one of the statements given below concerning properties of ps N n ps N
solutions, describes a colligative effect [AIIMS 2003]
p  vapour pressure of pure solvent
(a) Boiling point of pure water decreases by the addition of ethanol
(b) Vapour pressure of pure water decreases by the addition of p s  vapour pressure of the solution
nitric acid n  number of moles of the solute
(c) Vapour pressure of pure benzene decreases by the addition of
naphthalene N  number of moles of the solvent
(d) Boiling point of pure benzene increases by the addition 33. Which has maximum vapour pressure [DPMT 2001]
of toluene (a) HI (b) HBr
24. The atmospheric pressure is sum of the (c) HCl (d) HF
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2002] 34. When a non-volatile solute is dissolved in a solvent, the relative
(a) Pressure of the biomolecules lowering of vapour pressure is equal to
(b) Vapour pressure of atmospheric constituents [BHU 1979; IIT 1983]
(c) Vapour pressure of chemicals and vapour pressure of volatiles (a) Mole fraction of solute
(d) Pressure created on to atmospheric molecules (b) Mole fraction of solvent
25. The vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 0.80 atm. On mixing a non- (c) Concentration of the solute in grams per litre
volatile B to A, its vapour pressure becomes 0.6 atm. The mole
fraction of B in the solution is [MP PET 2003]
(d) Concentration of the solute in grams 100 ml
(a) 0.150 (b) 0.25 35. 60 gm of Urea (Mol. wt 60) was dissolved in 9.9 moles, of water. If
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.75 the vapour pressure of pure water is Po , the vapour pressure of
26. Lowering of vapour pressure is highest for [BHU 1997] solution is [DCE 2000]
(a) Urea (b) 0.1M glucose (a) 0.10 Po (b) 1.10 Po
(c) 0.1 M MgSO4 (d) 0.1 M BaCl2 (c) 0.90 Po (d) 0.99 Po
27. An aqueous solution of glucose was prepared by dissolving 18 g of
glucose in 90 g of water. The relative lowering in vapour pressure is 36. The vapour pressure of water at 20 o C is 17.54 mm. When 20g of
[KCET 2002] a non-ionic, substance is dissolved in 100g of water, the vapour
(a) 0.02 (b) 1
Solution and Colligative properties 169
pressure is lowered by 0.30 mm. What is the molecular weight of 1. Which of the following liquid pairs shows a positive deviation from
the substances [UPSEAT 2001] Raoult's law
(a) 210.2 (b) 206.88 [MP PET 1993; UPSEAT 2001; AIEEE 2004]
(c) 215.2 (d) 200.8 (a) Water-nitric acid (b) Benzene-methanol
37. In an experiment, 1 g of a non-volatile solute was dissolved in 100 g (c) Water-hydrochloric acid (d) Acetone-chloroform
of acetone (mol. mass = 58) at 298K. The vapour pressure of the 2. Which one of the following is non-ideal solution
solution was found to be 192.5 mm Hg. The molecular weight of the
solute is (vapour pressure of acetone = 195 mm Hg) (a) Benzene + toluene
[CPMT 2001; CBSE PMT 2001; Pb CET 2002] (b) n -hexane + n -heptane
(a) 25.24 (b) 35.24 (c) Ethyl bromide + ethyl iodide
(c) 45.24 (d) 55.24 (d) CCl 4  CHCl 3
38. How many grams of CH 3 OH should be added to water to
3. A non ideal solution was prepared by mixing 30 ml chloroform and
prepare 150 ml solution of 2 M CH 3 OH [CBSE PMT 1994] 50 ml acetone. The volume of mixture will be [Pb. CET 2003]
(a) 9.6 (b) 2.4 (a) > 80 ml (b) < 80 ml
(c) 9.6  10 3
(d) 2.4  10 3 (c) = 80 ml (d)  80 ml
39. The vapour pressure of a solvent decreased by 10mm of mercury, 4. Which pair from the following will not form an ideal solution
when a non-volatile solute was added to the solvent. The mole (a) CCl 4  SiCl4 (b) H 2 O  C 4 H 9 OH
fraction of the solute in the solution is 0.2. What should be the mole
fraction of the solvent, if decrease in the vapour pressure is to be (c) C 2 H 5 Br  C 2 H 5 I (d) C6 H 14  C7 H 16
20 mm of mercury 5. An ideal solution is that which [MP PMT 1996]
[CBSE PMT 1998] (a) Shows positive deviation from Raoult's law
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.6 (b) Shows negative deviation from Raoult's law
(c) 0.4 (d) 0.2
(c) Has no connection with Raoult's law
40. For a dilute solution, Raoult's law states that
(d) Obeys Raoult's law
[CPMT 1987; BHU 1979; IIT 1985; MP PMT 2004;
MNR 1988; AMU 2002] 6. Which one of the following mixtures can be separated into pure
components by fractional distillation [CPMT 1987]
(a) The lowering of vapour pressure is equal to mole fraction of
solute (a) Benzene – toluene (b) Water – ethyl alcohol
(b) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is equal to mole (c) Water – nitric acid (d) Water – hydrochloric acid
fraction of solute 7. All form ideal solutions except [DPMT 1983; MP PET 1997]
(c) The relative lowering of vapour pressure is proportional to the (a) C 2 H 5 Br and C 2 H 5 I (b) C 6 H 5 Cl and C 6 H 5 Br
amount of solute in solution
(d) The vapour pressure of the solution is equal to the mole (c) C 6 H 6 and C 6 H 5 CH 3 (d) C 2 H 5 I and C 2 H 5 OH
fraction of solvent
8. Which property is shown by an ideal solution
41. The vapour pressure of a solvent A is 0.80 atm When a non-volatile
[MP PET 2002]
substance B is added to this solvent its vapour pressure drops to 0.6
atm. What is mole fraction of B in solution (a) It [MP
follows
PMTRaoult's
2000, 01]law (b) H mix  0
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.50
(c) Vmix  0 (d) All of these
(c) 0.75 (d) 0.90
42. Determination of correct molecular mass from Raoult's law is 9. When two liquid A and B are mixed then their boiling points
applicable to becomes greater than both of them. What is the nature of this
solution
(a) An electrolyte in solution
(a) Ideal solution
(b) A non-electrolyte in a dilute solution
(b) Positive deviation with non ideal solution
(c) A non-electrolyte in a concentrated solution (c) Negative deviation with non ideal solution
(d) An electrolyte in a liquid solvent (d) Normal solution
43. If two substances A and B have PA0 : PB0  1 : 2 and have mole 10. In mixture A and B components show –ve deviation as
[AIEEE 2002]
fraction in solution 1 : 2 then mole fraction of A in vapours [DPMT 2005]
(a) 0.33 (b) 0.25 (a) Vmix  0
(c) 0.52 (d) 0.2 (b) H mix  0
44. A dry air is passed through the solution, containing the 10 gm of (c) A-B interaction is weaker than A-A and B-B interaction
solute and 90 gm of water and then it pass through pure water. (d) A-B interaction is strong than A-A and B-B interaction
There is the depression in weight of solution wt by 2.5 gm and in 11. In which case Raoult's law is not applicable
weight of pure solvent by 0.05 gm. Calculate the molecular weight
of solute [Kerala CET 2005] (a) 1M NaCl (b) 1 M urea
(a) 50 (b) 180 (c) 1 M glucose (d) 1 M sucrose
(c) 100 (d) 25 12. A solution that obeys Raoult's law is [EAMCET 1993]
(e) 51 (a) Normal (b) Molar
(c) Ideal (d) Saturated
Ideal and Non-ideal solution 13. An example of near ideal solution is
(a) n -heptane and n -hexane
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(b) CH 3 COOH  C5 H 5 N [JIPMER 1997]

(a) S mix  0 (b) H mix  0
(c) CHCl 3  (C 2 H 5 )2 O
(c) It obeys Raoult's law (d) Vmix  0
(d) H 2 O  HNO 3
26. Which of the following does not show negative deviation from
14. A mixture of liquid showing positive deviation in Raoult's law is Raoult’s law [MP PMT 2001]
(a) (CH 3 )2 CO  C 2 H 5 OH (b) (CH 3 )2 CO  CHCl 3 (a) Acetone-Chloroform (b) Acetone-Benzene
(c) (C 2 H 5 )2 O  CHCl 3 (d) (CH 3 )2 CO  C6 H 5 NH 2 (c) Chloroform-Ether (d) Chloroform-Benzene
27. A mixture of benzene and toluene forms [MP PMT 1993]
15. All form ideal solution except [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) An ideal solution (b) Non-ideal solution
(a) C2 H 5 Br and C 2 H 5 I (b) C 2 H 5 Cl and C6 H 5 Br (c) Suspension (d) Emulsion
(c) C6 H 6 and C6 H 5 CH 3 (d) C 2 H 5 I and C2 H 5 OH 28. Which of the following is an ideal solution
16. Formation of a solution from two components can be considered as (a) Water + ethanol
[CBSE PMT 2003]
(b) Chloroform + carbon tetrachloride
(i) Pure solvent  separated solvent molecules H 1
(c) Benzene + toluene
(ii) Pure solute  separated solute molecules H 2 (d) Water + hydrochloric acid
(iii) Separated solvent and solute molecules  solution H 3 29. When ethanol mixes in cyclohexane; cyclohexane reduces the
Solution so formed will be ideal if intermolecular forces between ethanol molecule. In this, liquid pair
(a) H soln  H 3  H1  H 2 shows
(a) Positive deviation by Raoult's law
(b) H soln  H1  H 2  H 3 (b) Negative deviation by Raoult's law
(c) H soln  H1  H 2  H 3 (c) No deviation by Raoult's law
(d) Decrease in volume
(d) H soln  H1  H 2  H 3 30. Liquids A and B form an ideal solution [AIEEE 2003]
17. Identify the mixture that shows positive deviation from Raoult’s law [Kerala CET (Engg.)
(a) 2002]
The enthalpy of mixing is zero
(a) CHCl 3  (CH 3 )2 CO (b) (CH 3 )2 CO  C6 H 5 NH 2 (b) The entropy of mixing is zero
(c) The free energy of mixing is zero
(c) CHCl 3  C6 H 6 (d) (CH 3 )2 CO  CS 2
(d) The free energy as well as the entropy of mixing are each zero
(e) C6 H 5 N  CH 3 COOH
18. When acetone is added to chloroform, then hydrogen bond is Azeotropic mixture
formed between [Link] liquids show
(a) Positive deviation from Raoult's law 1. The azeotropic mixture of water (b. p.100 o C) and
(b) Negative deviation from Raoult's law o o
HCl (b. p. 85 C) boils at 108.5 C . When this mixture is
(c) No deviation from Raoult's law
distilled it is possible to obtain [IIT 1981]
(d) Volume is slightly increased
19. Which of the following is true when components forming an ideal (a) Pure HCl
solution are mixed [AMU 2000] (b) Pure water
(a) H m  Vm  0 (b) H m  Vm (c) Pure water as well as pure HCl
(c) H m  Vm (d) H m  Vm  1 (d) Neither HCl nor H 2 O in their pure states
20. The liquid pair benzene-toluene shows [MP PET 1995] 2. An azeotropic solution of two liquids has boiling point lower than
(a) Irregular deviation from Raoult's law either when it [NCERT 1978; IIT 1981]
(b) Negative deviation from Raoult's law (a) Shows a negative deviation from Raoult's law
(c) Positive deviation from Raoult's law
(b) Shows no deviation from Raoult's law
(d) Practically no deviation from Raoult's law
21. The solution which shows negative or positive deviation by Raoult's (c) Shows positive deviation from Raoult's law
law, is called (d) Is saturated
(a) Ideal solution (b) Real solution 3. A liquid mixture boils without changing constituent is called
(c) Non-ideal solution (d) Colloidal solution [DPMT 1982; CPMT 1987]
22. Which of the following does not show positive deviation from (a) Stable structure complex
Raoult’s law [MP PMT 2000]
(a) Benzene-Chloroform (b) Binary liquid mixture
(b) Benzene-Acetone (c) Zeotropic liquid mixture
(c) Benzene-Ethanol (d) Azeotropic liquid mixture
(d) Benzene-Carbon tetrachloride 4. Azeotropic mixture are [CPMT 1982]
23. Which of the following mixture shows positive deviation by ideal (a) Constant temperature boiling mixtures
behaviour
(b) Those which boils at different temperatures
(a) CHCl 3  (CH 3 )2 CO (b) C6 H 6  C6 H 5 CH 3
(c) Mixture of two solids
(c) H 2 O  HCl (d) CCl 4  CHCl 3 (d) None of the above
24. Which property is not found in ideal solution 5. A mixture of two completely miscible non-ideal liquids which distil
(a) PA  PAo  X A (b) H mix  0 as such without change in its composition at a constant temperature
as though it were a pure liquid. This mixture is known as
(c) Vmix  0 (d) All of these
(a) Binary liquid mixture (b) Azeotropic mixture
25. Which of the following is not correct for ideal solution
Solution and Colligative properties 171
(c) Eutectic mixture (d) Ideal mixture 10. Two solutions A and B are separated by semi- permeable membrane.
If liquid flows form A to B then [MH CET 2000]

Osmosis and Osmotic pressure of the solution (a) A is less concentrated than B
(b) A is more concentrated than B
1. If 3 gm of glucose (mol. wt. 180) is dissolved in 60 gm of water at (c) Both have same concentration
15 o C . Then the osmotic pressure of this solution will be (d) None [MP of
PMTthese
1986]
(a) 0.34 atm (b) 0.65 atm 11. A 5% solution of canesugar (mol. wt. =342) is isotonic with 1%
solution of a substance X . The molecular weight of X is [
(c) 6.57 atm (d) 5.57 atm
(a) 34.2 (b) 171.2
2. The concentration in gms per litre of a solution of cane sugar
(M  342) which is isotonic with a solution containing 6 gms of (c) 68.4 (d) 136.8
12. Which of the following colligative properties can provide molar mass
urea (M  60) per litre is of proteins (or polymers or colloids) with greater precision[Kerala PMT 2004]
[Orissa PMT 1989] (a) Relative lowering of vapour pressure
(a) 3.42 (b) 34.2 (b) Elevation of boiling point
(c) 5.7 (d) 19 (c) Depression in freezing point
3. Osmotic pressure is 0.0821 atm at temperature of 300 K . Find (d) Osmotic pressure
concentration in mole/litre [Roorkee 1990] (e) Rast's method
(a) 0.033 (b) 0.066 13. The average osmotic pressure of human blood is 7.8 bar at 37 o C .
(c) 0.33  10 2 (d) 3 What is the concentration of an aqueous NaCl solution that could be
used in the blood stream [AIIMS 2004]
4. Osmotic pressure of a solution containing 0.1 mole of solute per litre
(a) 0.16 mol / L (b) 0.32 mol / L
at 273 K is (in atm) [CPMT 1988]
0 .1 (c) 0.60 mol / L (d) 0.45 mol / L
(a)  0 .08205  273 (b) 0.1  1  0.08205  273
1 14. A solution of sucrose(molar mass = 342 g/mol) is prepared by
dissolving 68.4 g of it per litre of the solution, what is its osmotic
1 0.1 273
(c)  0 .08205  273 (d)  pressure (R = 0.082 lit. atm. k 1 mol 1 ) at 273k
0 .1 1 0 .08205 [UPSEAT 2001]
5. A solution contains non-volatile solute of molecular mass M p . (a) 6.02 atm (b) 4.92 atm
Which of the following can be used to calculate molecular mass of (c) 4.04 atm (d) 5.32 atm
the solute in terms of osmotic pressure (m = Mass of solute, V = 15. Blood has been found to be isotonic with [CPMT 1994]
Volume of solution and  = Osmotic pressure) (a) Normal
[CBSE saline solution
PMT 2002]

m   m  RT (b) Saturated NaCl solution

(a) Mp    VRT (b) Mp   
  V  (c) Saturated KCl solution
(d) Saturated solution of a 1 : 1 mixture of NaCl and KCl
m   m 
(c) Mp    (d) Mp    RT 16. If 20 g of a solute was dissolved in 500 ml of water and osmotic
 V  RT V pressure of the solution was found to be 600 mm of Hg at 15 o C,
6. The osmotic pressure of a 5% (wt/vol) solution of cane sugar at then molecular weight of the solute is
150 o C is [AMU 1999] [BHU 2004]
(a) 2.45 atm (b) 5.078 atm (a) 1000 (b) 1200
(c) 3.4 atm (d) 4 atm (c) 1400 (d) 1800
17. The osmotic pressure of 0.4% urea solution is 1.66 atm and. that of
7. The relationship between osmotic pressure at 273 K when 10 g a solution of suger of 3.42 % is 2.46 atm. When both the solution
glucose (P1 ),10 g urea (P2 ) and 10 g sucrose (P3 ) are dissolved are mixed then the osmotic pressure of the resultant solution will be[MP PMT 19
in 250ml of water is [CBSE PMT 1996]
(a) 1.64 atm (b) 2.46 atm
(c) 2.06 atm (d) 0.82 atm
(a) P1  P2  P3 (b) P3  P1  P2
18. Blood is isotonic with [DCE 2000]
(c) P2  P1  P3 (d) P2  P3  P1 (a) 0.16 M NaCl (b) Conc. NaCl
8. In osmosis [DPMT 1985] (c) 50 % NaCl (d) 30 % NaCl
(a) Solvent molecules move from higher concentration to lower 19. Which inorganic precipitate acts as semipermeable membrane or
concentration The chemical composition of semipermeable membrane is[CPMT 1984, 90; MP PM
(b) Solvent molecules move from lower to higher concentration (a) Calcium sulphate (b) Barium oxalate
(c) Nickel phosphate (d) Copper ferrocyanide
(c) Solute molecules move from higher to lower concentration
(d) Solute molecules move from lower to higher concentration 20. The osmotic pressure of 1 m solution at 27 o C is [CPMT 1999]
9. Semipermeable membrane is that which permits the passage of[BHU 1979; CPMT 1977, 90; atm
(a) 84,2.46 MP PMT 1994] (b) 24.6 atm
(a) Solute molecules only (c) 1.21 atm (d) 12.1 atm
(b) Solvent molecules only 21. Osmotic pressure of a solution can be measured quickly and
accurately by [JIPMER 1991; CPMT 1983]
(c) Solute and solvent molecules both
(a) Berkeley and Hartley's method
(d) Neither solute nor solvent molecules
172 Solution and Colligative properties

(b) Morse's method (a) 8.4 atm (b) 0.48atm

(c) Pfeffer's method (c) 4.8 atm (d) 4.0 atm
(d) De Vries method 33. Diffusion of solvent through a semi permeable membrane is called
22. The solution in which the blood cells retain their normal form are (a) Diffusion (b) Osmosis
with regard to the blood [CBSE PMT 1991]
(c) Active absorption (d) Plasmolysis
(a) Isotonic (b) Isomotic
34. Solutions having the same osmotic pressure under a given set of
(c) Hypertonic (d) Equinormal conditions are known as [BHU 1979; EAMCET 1979;
23. The osmotic pressure of a solution is given by the relation CPMT 1990; MP PMT 1999; AFMC 1999, 2001]
[CPMT 1983, 84, 87, 93, 94] (a) Hypertonic (b) Hypotonic
RT CT (c) Normal (d) Isotonic
(a) P (b) P
C R 35. At low concentrations, the statement that equimolal solutions under a
given set of experimental conditions have equal osmotic pressure is
RC P
(c) P (d)  RT true for [EAMCET 1979; BHU 1979]
T C (a) All solutions
24. The osmotic pressure of a solution is directly proportional to (b) Solutions of non-electrolytes only
(a) The molecular concentration of solute (c) Solutions of electrolytes only
(b) The absolute temperature at a given concentration (d) None of these
(c) The lowering of vapour pressure 36. Which one of the following would lose weight on exposure to
(d) All of the above atmosphere [NCERT 1975]
25. What would happen if a thin slice of sugar beet is placed in a (a) Concentrated H 2 SO 4
concentrated solution of NaCl [CMC Vellore 1986]
(b) Solid NaOH
(a) Sugar beet will lose water from its cells
(c) A saturated solution of CO 2
(b) Sugar beet will absorb water from solution
(c) Sugar beet will neither absorb nor lose water (d) Anhydrous sodium carbonate
(d) Sugar beet will dissolve in solution 37. The molecular weight of NaCl determined by osmotic pressure
method will be
26. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is given by
(a) Same as theoritical value
[MP PMT 1987]
(b) Higher than theoritical value
(a) P  Po x (b) V  nRT (c) Lower than theoritical value
P Po  P (d) None of these
(c) P  Po N 2 (d)  38. The osmotic pressure of solution increases, if
Po Po
[CPMT 1985, 87, 91]
27. Which statement is wrong regarding osmotic pressure (P), volume (a) Temperature is decreased
(V) and temperature (T) [MP PMT 1985]
(b) Solution concentration is increased
1 (c) Number of solute molecules is increased
(a) P if T is constant
V (d) Volume is increased
(b) P  T if V is constant 39. At the same temperature, following solution will be isotonic
[MP PMT 1985]
(c) P  V if T is constant
(a) 3.24 gm of sucrose per litre of water and 0.18 gm glucose per
(d) PV is constant if T is constant litre of water
28. Isotonic solutions have [DPMT 1984; MP PMT 1986] (b) 3.42 gm of sucrose per litre and 0.18 gm glucose in 0.1 litre
(a) Equal temperature (b) Equal osmotic pressure water
(c) Equal volume (d) Equal amount of solute (c) 3.24 gm of sucrose per litre of water and 0.585 gm of sodium
29. Which of the following associated with isotonic solutions is not chloride per litre of water
correct [AMU 2002] (d) 3.42 gm of sucrose per litre of water and 1.17 gm of sodium
(a) They will have the same osmotic pressure chloride per litre of water
(b) They have the same weight concentrations 40. The osmotic pressure of a decinormal solution of BaCl2 in water
(c) Osmosis does not take place when the two solutions are is
separated by a semipermeable membrane (a) Inversely proportional to its celsius temperature
(d) They will have the same vapour pressure (b) Inversely proportional to its absolute temperature
30. Isotonic solution have the same (c) Directly proportional to its celsius temperature
[EAMCET 1979; JIPMER 1991, 2002; (d) Directly proportional to its absolute temperature
AFMC 1995; MP PMT 2002] 41. Blood cells will remain as such in [CPMT 2004]
(a) Density (b) Molar concentration
(a) Hypertonic solution (b) Hypotonic solution
(c) Normality (d) None of these
(c) Isotonic solution (d) None of these
31. A 0.6% solution of urea (molecular weight = 60) would be isotonic
with [NCERT 1982; DCE 2002] 42. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is directly proportional to
the [MP PMT 1987]
(a) 0.1M glucose (b) 0.1M KCl
(a) Diffusion rate of the solute
(c) 0.6% glucose solution (d) 0.6% KCl solution (b) Ionic concentration
32. The value of osmotic pressure of a 0.2 M aqueous solution at 293K (c) Elevation of B.P.
is [AMU 2002]
Solution and Colligative properties 173
(d) Flow of solvent from a concentrated to a dilute solution 52. If molecular weight of compound is increased then sensitivity is
43. The osmotic pressure in atmospheres of 10% solution of canesugar decreased in which of the following methods
[DCE 2001]
at 69 o C is [AFMC 1991]
(a) Elevation in boiling point(b) Viscosity
(a) 724 (b) 824
(c) Osmosis (d) Dialysis
(c) 8.21 (d) 7.21
53. If solubility of NaCl at 20 o C is 35 gm per 100 gm of water.
44. Which of the following molecules would diffuse through a cell
membrane [NCERT 1978] Then on adding 50 gm of NaCl to the same volume at same
temperature the salt remains undissolved is
(a) Fructose (b) Glycogen
(a) 15 gm (b) 20 gm
(c) Haemoglobin (d) Catalase
(c) 50 gm (d) 35 gm
45. Two solutions of KNO 3 and CH 3 COOH are prepared separately. 54. Which of the following associated with isotonic solution is not
Molarity of both is 0 .1 M and osmotic pressures are P1 and P2 correct
respectively. The correct relationship between the osmotic pressures is (a) They will have the same osmotic pressure
[CPMT 1983, 84; Pb CET 2004] (b) They have the same weight concentration
(a) P2  P1 (b) P1  P2 (c) Osmosis does not take place when the two solutions are
separated by a semipermeable membrane
P1 P2 (d) They will have the same vapour pressure
(c) P1  P2 (d) 
P1  P2 P1  P2 55. If osmotic pressure of a solution is 2 atm at 273 K , then at
46. The osmotic pressure of a dilute solution of a non-volatile solute is 546 K [JIPMER 1999] pressure is
, the osmotic
(a) Directly proportional to its temperature on the centigrade scale (a) 0.5 atm (b) 1 atm
(b) Inversely proportional to its temperature on the Kelvin scale (c) 2 atm (d) 4 atm
(c) Directly proportional to its temperature on the Kelvin scale 56. In osmosis reaction, the volume of solution
(d) Inversely proportional to its temperature on the centigrade (a) Decreases slowly (b) Increases slowly
scale (c) Suddenly increases (d) No change
47. Osmotic pressure of a urea solution at 10 o C is 500 mm . 57. As a result of osmosis the volume of solution
Osmotic pressure of the solution become 105.3 mm. When it is [JIPMER 2000]

diluted and temperature raised to 25 o C. The extent of dilution is (a) Increases

[MP PET 2004] (c) Decreases
(a) 6 Times (b) 5 Times (c) Remains constant (d) Increases or decreases
(c) 7 Times (d) 4 Times 58. A solution of urea contain 8.6 gm/litre (mol. wt. 60.0). It is isotonic
with a 5% solution of a non-volatile solute. The molecular weight of
48. If a 0.1M solution of glucose (mol. wt. 180) and 0.1 molar the solute will be [MP PMT 1986]
solution of urea (mol. wt. 60) are placed on the two sides of a (a) 348.9 (b) 34.89
semipermeable membrane to equal heights, then it will be correct to (c) 3489 (d) 861.2
say [CBSE PMT 1992]
59. One mole each of urea, glucose and sodium chloride were dissolved
(a) There will be no net movement across the membrane in one litre of water Equal osmotic pressure will be produced by
(b) Glucose will flow across the membrane into urea solution solutions of [MH CET 1999]
(a) Glucose and sodium chloride
(c) Urea will flow across the membrane into glucose solution
(b) Urea and glucose
(d) Water will flow from urea solution into glucose solution (c) Sodium chloride and urea
49. At constant temperature, the osmotic pressure of a solution (d) None of these
[CPMT 1986] 60. Which of the following aqueous solutions produce the same osmotic
(a) Directly proportional to the concentration pressure [Roorkee 1999]
(b) Inversely proportional to the concentration (a) 0.1 M NaCl solution
(b) 0.1 M glucose solution
(c) Directly proportional to the square of the concentration
(c) 0.6 g urea in 100 ml solution
(d) Directly proportional to the square root of the concentration (d) 1.0 g of a non-electrolyte solute (X) in 50 ml solution (Molar
50. The solution containing 4.0 gm of a polyvinyl chloride polymer in mass of X = 200)
1 litre of dioxane was found to have an osmotic pressure 61. Which of the following aqueous solutions are isotonic (R  0.082
6.0  10 4 atmosphere at 300 K , the value of R used is 0.082 atm K 1 mol 1 ) [Roorkee Qualifying 1998]
litre atmosphere mole 1k 1 . The molecular mass of the polymer (a) 0.01 M glucose
was found to be [NCERT 1978]
(b) 0.01 M NaNO 3
(a) 3.0  10 2 (b) 1.6  10 5
(c) 500 ml solution containing 0 .3 g urea
(c) 5.6  10 4 (d) 6.4  10 2
(d) 0.04 N HCl
51. Solvent molecules pass through the semipermeable membrane is
called
[CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1987; RPET 2000; DCE 2004] Elevation of boiling boint of the solvent
(a) Electrolysis (b) Electrophoresis
(c) Cataphoresis (d) Osmosis 1. The latent heat of vapourisation of water is 9700 Cal / mole and
if the b.p. is 100 o C , ebullioscopic constant of water is
174 Solution and Colligative properties
[CBSE PMT 1989] 10. If for a sucrose solution elevation in boiling point is 0.1°C then what
o o will be the boiling point of NaCl solution for same molal
(a) 0.513 C (b) 1.026 C
concentration [BHU 1998, 2005]
o
(c) 10.26 C (d) 1.832 o C (a) 0.1°C (b) 0.2°C
2. The molal elevation constant of water  0.52 o C . The boiling point (c) 0.08°C (d) 0.01°C
of 1.0 molal aqueous KCl solution (assuming complete dissociation of 11. The molal elevation constant is the ratio of the elevation in B.P. to
KCl ), therefore, should be [BHU 1987]
(a) Molarity (b) Molality
(a) 100.52 o C (b) 101.04 o C (c) Mole fraction of solute (d) Mole fraction of solvent
(c) 99.48 o C (d) 98.96 o C
12. The molal boiling point constant for water is 0.513 o C kg mol 1 .
3. The rise in the boiling point of a solution containing 1.8 gram of
When 0.1 mole of sugar is dissolved in 200ml of water, the
glucose in 100 g of a solvent in 0.1 o C . The molal elevation solution boils under a pressure of one atmosphere at
constant of the liquid is [CPMT 1999]
(a) 0.01 K / m (b) 0.1 K / m (a) 100.513 o C (b) 100.0513 o C

(c) 1K /m (d) 10 K / m (c) 100.256 o C (d) 101.025 o C

13. Value of gas constant R is [AIEEE 2002]
4. If 0.15 g of a solute dissolved in 15 g of solvent is boiled at a
temperature higher by 0.216 o C than that of the pure solvent. (a) 0.082 litre atm (b) 0.987 cal mol K 1 1

The molecular weight of the substance (molal elevation constant for (c) 8.3 J mol 1 K 1 (d) 83 erg mol 1 K 1
the solvent is 2.16 o C ) is 14. The temperature, at which the vapour pressure of a liquid becomes
[CBSE PMT 1999; BHU 1997] equal to the atmospheric pressure is known as
(a) 1.01 (b) 10 [Pb. PMT 2000]
(c) 10.1 (d) 100 (a) Freezing point (b) Boiling point
5. Pressure cooker reduces cooking time for food because (c) Absolute temperature (d) None of these
[MP PMT 1987; NCERT 1975; CPMT 1991; AIEEE 2003]
15. The elevation in boiling point of a solution of 13.44g of CuCl in 1kg of
(a) Heat is more evenly distributed in the cooking space water using the following information will be
2

(b) Boiling point of water involved in cooking is increased

(Molecular weight of CuCl = 134.4 and K = 0.52 K molal) 1

(c) The higher pressure inside the cooker crushes the food material
2 b

[IIT 2005]
(d) Cooking involves chemical changes helped by a rise in (a) 0.16 (b) 0.05
temperature
(c) 0.1 (d) 0.2
6. Which of the following statements is correct for the boiling point of
solvent containing a dissolved solid substance 16. When 10g of a non-volatile solute is dissolved in 100 g of benzene, it
[NCERT 1972, 74] raises boiling point by 1o C then molecular mass of the solute is
(K b for benzene =2.53k-m ) –1
[BHU 2002]
(a) Boiling point of the liquid is depressed
(b) Boiling point of the liquid is elevated (a) 223 g (b) 233 g
(c) 243 g (d) 253 g
(c) There is no effect on the boiling point
(d) The change depends upon the polarity of liquid 17. An aqueous solution containing 1g of urea boils at 100.25 o C . The
aqueous solution containing 3 g of glucose in the same volume will
7. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent, the vapour pressure of boil at (Molecular weight of urea and glucose are 60 and 180
solvent decreases. It brings [BHU 2004] respectively)
(a) A decrease in boiling point of solution [CBSE PMT 2000]
(b) An increase in boiling point of the solution (a) 100.75 Co
(b) 100.5 C o

(c) A decrease in freezing point of the solution o

(c) 100.25 C (d) 100 o C
(d) An increase in freezing point of the solution 18. When common salt is dissolved in water
8. Elevation in boiling point was 0.52 o C when 6 gm of a [CBSE PMT 1988; MP PET 1995; DCE 2000]
(a) Melting point of the solution increases
compound X was dissolved in 100 gm of water. Molecular weight
(b) Boiling point of the solution increases
of X is (K b for water is 0.52 per 1000 gm of water)
(c) Boiling point of the solution decreases
[CPMT 1989] (d) Both melting point and boiling point decreases
(a) 120 (b) 60 19. During the evaporation of liquid [DCE 2003]
(c) 180 (d) 600 (a) The temperature of the liquid will rise
9. If the solution boils at a temperature T1 and the solvent at a (b) The temperature of the liquid will fall
(c) May rise or fall depending on the nature
temperature T2 the elevation of boiling point is given by
(d) The temperature remains unaffected
[MP PET 1996] 20. At higher altitudes the boiling point of water lowers because
(a) T1  T2 (b) T1  T2 [NCERT 1972; CPMT 1994; J & K 2005]
(a) Atmospheric pressure is low
(c) T2  T1 (d) T1  T2 (b) Temperature is low
Solution and Colligative properties 175
(c) Atmospheric pressure is high 7. What is the freezing point of a solution containing 8.1 g HBr in
(d) None of these 100 g water assuming the acid to be 90% ionised (K f for water
21. The elevation in boiling point for one molal solution of a solute in a
solvent is called [MH CET 2001]  1.86 K mole 1 )
(a) Boiling point constant (b) Molal elevation constant [BHU 1981; Pb CET 2004]
(c) Cryoscopic constant (d) None of these
(a) 0.85 C o
(b)  3.53 o C
22. A solution of 1 molal concentration of a solute will have maximum
boiling point elevation when the solvent is (c) 0o C (d)  0.35 o C
[MP PMT 2000] 8. If K f value of H 2 O is 1.86. The value of T f for 0.1m solution
(a) Ethyl alcohol (b) Acetone of non-volatile solute is
(c) Benzene (d) Chloroform (a) 18.6 (b) 0.186
23. Mark the correct relationship between the boiling points of very (c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186
dilute solutions of BaCl2 (t1 ) and KCl (t 2 ) , having the same
9. 1% solution of Ca(NO 3 )2 has freezing point
molarity [CPMT 1984, 93]
[DPMT 1982, 83; CPMT 1977]
(a) t1  t 2 o
(a) 0 C (b) Less than 0 o C
(b) t1  t 2
(c) Greater than 0 o C (d) None of the above
(c) t2  t1 10. A solution of urea (mol. mass 56g mol ) boils at 100.18°C at the
–1

atmospheric pressure. If K f and K b for water are 1.86 and 0.512K

(d) t 2 is approximately equal to t1
kg mol respectively the above solution will freeze at [CBSE PMT 2005]
–1

(a) – 6.54°C (b) 6.54°C

Depression of freezing point of the solvent (c) 0.654°C (d) –0.654°C
11. The molar freezing point constant for water is 1.86 o C mole 1 . If
1. Molal depression constant for water is 1.86 o C . The freezing point
of a 0.05 molal solution of a non-electrolyte in water is 342 gm of canesugar (C12 H 22 O11 ) are dissolved in 1000 gm of
[MNR 1990; MP PET 1997] water, the solution will freeze at
[NCERT 1977; CPMT 1989; Roorkee 2000; DCE 2004]
(a)  1.86 o C (b)  0.93 o C
(a)  1.86 C o
(b) 1.86 o C
(c)  0.093 o C (d) 0.93 o C
(c)  3.92 C o
(d) 2.42o C
2. The amount of urea to be dissolved in 500 ml of water (K =18.6 K
12. An aqueous solution of a non-electrolyte boils at 100.52 o C . The
mole 1 in 100g solvent) to produce a depression of 0.186 o C freezing point of the solution will be
in freezing point is [MH CET 2000]
(a) 0o C (b)  1.86 o C
(a) 9 g (b) 6 g
o
(c) 3 g (d) 0.3 g (c) 1.86 C (d) None of the above
3. The maximum freezing point falls in [MP PMT 1986] 13. The freezing point of one molal NaCl solution assuming NaCl
to be 100% dissociated in water is (molal depression constant = 1.86)
(a) Camphor (b) Naphthalene
[CPMT 1985; BHU 1981; MP PMT 1997; UPSEAT 2001]
(c) Benzene (d) Water
(a)  1.86 C o
(b)  3.72o C
4. Which one of the following statements is FALSE
[AIEEE 2004] (c)  1.86 o C (d)  3.72o C
(a) The correct order of osmotic pressure for 0.01 M aqueous 14. Heavy water freezes at [CPMT 1993]
solution of each compound is (a) 0o C (b) 3.8 o C
BaCl2  KCl  CH 3 COOH  sucrose.
(c) 38 o C (d)  0.38 o C
(b) The osmotic pressure ( ) of a solution is given by the 15. After adding a solute freezing point of solution decreases to – 0.186.
equation   MRT where M is the molarity of the solution. Calculate Tb if K f  1.86 and Kb  0.521 .
(c) Raoult's law states that the vapour pressure of a component [Orissa JEE 2002, 04; MP PET/PMT 1998; AIEEE 2000]
over a solution is proportional to its mole fraction. (a) 0.521 (b) 0.0521
(d) Two sucrose solutions of same molality prepared in different (c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186
solvents will have the same freezing point depression. 16. Given that T f is the depression in freezing point of the solvent in
5. Solute when dissolved in water [MADT Bihar 1981] a solution of a non-volatile solute of molality m , the quantity
(a) Increases the vapour pressure of water  T f 
lim  is equal to
m 0  m 
(b) Decreases the boiling point of water
 
(c) Decreases the freezing point of water
[IIT 1994; UPSEAT 2001]
(d) All of the above (a) Zero (b) One
6. The freezing point of a solution prepared from 1.25 gm of a non- (c) Three (d) None of the above
electrolyte and 20 gm of water is 271.9 K . If molar depression 17. The freezing point of 1 percent solution of lead nitrate in water will
be
constant is 1.86 K mole 1 , then molar mass of the solute will be[AFMC 1998; CPMT 1999] [NCERT 1971, 72; CPMT 1972; JIPMER 1991]
(a) 105.7 (b) 106.7 (a) Below 0 C o
(b) 0 o C
(c) 115.3 (d) 93.9
176 Solution and Colligative properties

(c) 1o C (d) 2 o C Colligative properties of electrolyte

18. What is the effect of the addition of sugar on the boiling and
freezing points of water [Kerala CET (Med.) 2003]
1. If O.P. of 1 M of the following in water can be measured, which one
(a) Both boiling point and freezing point increases will show the maximum O.P.
(b) Both boiling point and freezing point decreases [NCERT 1975; CPMT 1977; JIPMER 2001]
(c) Boiling point increases and freezing point decreases
(a) AgNO3 (b) MgCl2
(d) Boiling point decreases and freezing point increases
19. During depression of freezing point in a solution the following are (c) (NH 4 )3 PO4 (d) Na 2 SO 4
in equilibrium [IIT Screening 2003]
2. Which of the following solution in water possesses the lowest
(a) Liquid solvent, solid solvent vapour pressure [BHU 1996]
(b) Liquid solvent, solid solute (a) 0.1 (M) NaCl (b) 0.1 (N ) BaCl2
(c) Liquid solute, solid solute
(d) Liquid solute solid solvent (c) 0.1 (M) KCl (d) None of these
20. 1.00 gm of a non-electrolyte solute dissolved in 50 gm of benzene 3. Which of the following solutions in water will have the lowest
lowered the freezing point of benzene by 0.40 K. K f for benzene is vapour pressure [Roorkee 2000]
5.12 kg mol . Molecular mass of the solute will be
–1
[DPMT 2004] (a) 0.1 M, NaCl (b) 0.1 M, Sucrose
(c) 0.1 M, BaCl2 (d) 0.1 M Na 3 PO4
(a) 256 g mol 1 (b) 2.56 g mol 1
4. The vapour pressure will be lowest for [CPMT 2004]
(c) 512  10 3 g mol 1 (d) 2.56  10 4 g mol 1 (a) 0.1 M sugar solution (b) 0.1 M KCl solution
21. 0.440 g of a substance dissolved in 22.2 g of benzene lowered the (c) 0.1 M Cu (NO 3 )2 solution (d) 0.1 M AgNO3 solution
freezing point of benzene by 0.567 o C . The molecular mass of the
5. Osmotic pressure of 0.1 M solution of NaCl and Na 2 SO 4 will
substance (K f  5.12 o C mol 1 ) be [AFMC 1978]
[BHU 2001; CPMT 2001] (a) Same
(a) 178.9 (b) 177.8 (b) Osmotic pressure of NaCl solution will be more than
(c) 176.7 (d) 175.6 Na 2 SO 4 solution
22. Which of the following aqueous molal solution have highest freezing
point [UPSEAT 2000, 01, 02; MNR 1988] (c) Osmotic pressure of Na 2 SO 4 solution will be more than
(a) Urea (b) Barium chloride NaCl
(c) Potassium bromide (d) Aluminium sulphate (d) Osmotic pressure of NaSO 4 will be less than that of NaCl
23. Which will show maximum depression in freezing point when solution
concentration is 0.1M
6. Which of the following solutions has highest osmotic pressure
[IIT 1989; MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000; 03; BCECE 2005]
(a) NaCl (b) Urea (a) 1 M NaCl (b) 1 M urea
(c) Glucose (d) K 2 SO 4 (c) 1 M sucrose (d) 1 M glucose
7. Which one has the highest osmotic pressure
24. The freezing point of a 0.01M aqueous glucose solution at 1
[CBSE PMT 1991; DPMT 1991; MP PET 1994]
atmosphere is  0.18 o C . To it, an addition of equal volume of
0.002 M glucose solution will; produce a solution with freezing point (a) M / 10 HCl (b) M / 10 urea
of nearly [AMU 1999]
(c) M / 10 BaCl2 (d) M / 10 glucose
(a)  0.036 o C (b)  0.108 o C
8. In equimolar solution of glucose, NaCl and BaCl2 , the order of
(c)  0.216 o C (d)  0.422 o C osmotic pressure is as follow
25. What should be the freezing point of aqueous solution containing [CPMT 1988, 93; MP PMT/PET 1988; MP PET 1997, 2003]
17 gm of C 2 H 5 OH in 1000 gm of water (water K f = 1.86 (a) Glucose  NaCl  BaCl2
deg  kg mol 1 [MP PMT 1986] (b) NaCl  BaCl2  Glucose
(a)  0.69 C o
(b)  0.34 C
o
(c) BaCl2  NaCl  Glucose
(c) 0.0 o C (d) 0.34 o C (d) Glucose  BaCl2  NaCl
26. In the depression of freezing point experiment, it is found that the[IIT 1999]
9. The osmotic pressure of which solution is maximum (consider that
(a) Vapour pressure of the solution is less than that of pure deci-molar solution of each 90% dissociated)
solvent [MP PMT 2003]
(b) Vapour pressure of the solution is more than that of pure (a) Aluminium sulphate
solvent (b) Barium chloride
(c) Only solute molecules solidify at the freezing point (c) Sodium sulphate
(d) Only solvent molecules solidify at the freezing point (d) A mixture of equal volumes of (b) and (c)
27. Calculate the molal depression constant of a solvent which has
10. At 25 o C , the highest osmotic pressure is exhibited by 0.1M
freezing point 16.6 o C and latent heat of fusion 180.75 Jg 1 .[Orissa JEE 2005] solution of [CBSE PMT 1994; AIIMS 2000]
(a) 2.68 (b) 3.86 (a) CaCl 2 (b) KCl
(c) 4.68 (d) 2.86t6 (c) Glucose (d) Urea
Solution and Colligative properties 177
11. Which of the following will have the highest boiling point at 1 atm (a) AlCl3  KNO 3  Glucose
pressure [MP PET/PMT 1998]
(a) 0.1 M NaCl (b) 0.1M sucrose (b) Glucose  KNO 3  AlCl3

(c) 0.1M BaCl2 (d) 0.1M glucose (c) Glucose  AlCl3  KNO 3
12. Which one of the following would produce maximum elevation in (d) AlCl3  Glucose  KNO 3
boiling point
23. Which of the following will have the highest F.P. at one atmosphere
[MP PMT 1985; CPMT 1990; NCERT 1982]
[BHU 1982; MP PMT 1987, MP PET/PMT 1988]
(a) 0.1 M glucose
(b) 0.2 M sucrose (a) 0.1M NaCl solution (b) 0.1M sugar solution
(c) 0.1 M barium chloride (c) 0.1M BaCl2 solution (d) 0.1M FeCl3 solution
(d) 0.1 M magnesium sulphate
13. 24. CPMT
Which of the following solutions will have the highest boiling point[DPMT 1991; Which
1991] of the following will produce the maximum depression in
freezing point of its aqueous solution
(a) 1% glucose (b) 1% sucrose
[MP PMT 1996]
(c) 1% NaCl (d) 1% CaCl 2
(a) 0.1M glucose
14. Which one of the following aqueous solutions will exhibit highest
boiling point [AIEEE 2004] (b) 0.1M sodium chloride
(a) 0.015 M urea (b) 0.01 M KNO 3 (c) 0.1M barium chloride
(c) 0.01 M Na 2 SO 4 (d) 0.015 M glucose (d) 0.1M magnesium sulphate
25. Which of the following has the lowest freezing point
15. Which of the following aqueous solutions containing 10 gm of solute
in each case has highest B.P. [UPSEAT 2004]
(a) 0.1 m sucrose (b) 0.1 m urea
(a) NaCl solution (b) KCl solution
(c) Sugar solution (d) Glucose solution (c) 0.1 m ethanol (d) 0.1 m glucose
16. 0.01 molar solutions of glucose, phenol and potassium chloride were 26. Which of the following has minimum freezing point
prepared in water. The boiling points of [Pb. PMT 1999]
(a) Glucose solution = Phenol solution = Potassium chloride (a) 0.1M K 2 Cr2 O7 (b) 0.1 M NH 4 Cl
solution
(b) Potassium chloride solution > Glucose solution > Phenol (c) 0.1 M BaSO 4 (d) 0.1 M Al2 (SO 4 )3
solution
27. Which of the following 0.10 m aqueous solution will have the
(c) Phenol solution > Potassium chloride solution > Glucose
solution lowest freezing point [CBSE PMT 1997]
(d) Potassium chloride solution > Phenol solution > Glucose (a) Al2 (SO 4 )3 (b) C 5 H 10 O5
solution
17. Which one has the highest boiling point [CBSE PMT 1990]
(c) KI (d) C12 H 22 O11
(a) 0.1 N Na 2 SO 4 (b) 0.1 N MgSO4 28. For 0.1 M solution, the colligative property will follow the order

(c) 0.1M Al2 (SO 4 )3 (d) 0.1M BaSO4 (a) NaCl  Na 2 SO 4  Na 3 PO4
18. Which of the following solutions boils at the highest temperature (b) [AMU2001]
NaCl Na 2 SO 4  Na 3 PO4
(a) 0.1 M glucose (b) 0.1 M NaCl (c) NaCl  Na 2 SO 4  Na 3 PO4
(c) 0.1 M BaCl2 (d) 0.1 M Urea
(d) NaCl  Na 2 SO 4  Na 3 PO4
19. 0.01M solution each of urea, common salt and Na 2 SO 4 are
29. Which of the following will have the lowest vapour pressure
taken, the ratio of depression of freezing point is
[Roorkee 1990] (a) 0.1M KCl solution
(a) 1 : 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 : 1 (b) 0.1M urea solution
(c) 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 2 : 3
(c) 0.1M Na 2 SO 4 solution
20. Which has the minimum freezing point [CPMT 1991]
(a) One molal NaCl solution (d) 0.1M K 4 Fe(CN )6 solution
(b) One molal KCl solution
(c) One molal CaCl 2 solution Abnormal molecular mass
(d) One molal urea solution
1. The Van't Hoff factor will be highest for
21. Which of the following has lowest freezing point
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Magnesium chloride
[NCERT 1981]
(c) Sodium phosphate (d) Urea
(a) 0 .1 M aqueous solution of glucose
2. Which of the following salt has the same value of Van't Hoff factor
(b) 0 .1 M aqueous solution of NaCl i as that of K 3 [Fe(CN )6 ]
(c) 0 .1M aqueous solution of ZnSO 4 [CBSE PMT 1994; AIIMS 1998]

(d) 0 .1 M aqueous solution of urea (a) Al2 (SO 4 )3 (b) NaCl

22. The freezing points of equimolar solutions of glucose, KNO 3 and (c) Na 2 SO 4 (d) Al(NO 3 )3
AlCl3 are in the order of [AMU 2000] 3. When benzoic acid dissolve in benzene, the observed molecular mass
is
178 Solution and Colligative properties

(a) 244 (b) 61 14. The observed osmotic pressure of a solution of benzoic acid in
(c) 366 (d) 122 benzene is less than its expected value because
[CET Pune 1998]
4. The ratio of the value of any colligative property for KCl solution
to that for sugar solution is nearly [MP PMT 1985] (a) Benzene is a non-polar solvent
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (b) Benzoic acid molecules are associated in benzene
(c) 2.0 (d) 3 (c) Benzoic acid molecules are dissociated in benzene
(d) Benzoic acid is an organic compound
5. Van't Hoff factor of Ca(NO 3 )2 is [CPMT 1997]
15. The experimental molecular weight of an electrolyte will always be
(a) 1 (b) 2 less than its calculated value because the value of Van't Hoff factor
(c) 3 (d) 4 “i” is [MP PMT 1993]
6. Dry air was passed successively through a solution of 5 gm of a (a) Less than 1 (b) Greater than 1
solute in 80 gm of water and then through pure water. The loss in (c) Equivalent to one (d) Zero
16. The molecular mass of acetic acid dissolved in water is 60 and when
weight of solution was 2.50 gm and that of pure solvent dissolved in benzene it is [Link] difference in behaviour of
0.04 gm . What is the molecular weight of the solute CH 3 COOH is because [AMU 2000]
[MP PMT 1986] (a) Water prevents association of acetic acid
(a) 70.31 (b) 7.143 (b) Acetic acid does not fully dissolve in water
(c) 714.3 (d) 80 (c) Acetic acid fully dissolves in benzene
7. The Van’t Hoff factor calculated from association data is (d) Acetic acid does not ionize in benzene
always...than calculated from dissociation data
17. The correct relationship between the boiling points of very dilute
[JIPMER 2000]
solutions of AlCl3 (t1 ) and CaCl 2 (t 2 ) , having the same molar
(a) Less (b) More concentration is [CPMT 1983]
(c) Same (d) More or less
(a) t1  t 2 (b) t1  t 2
8. If  is the degree of dissociation of Na 2 SO 4 , the Vant Hoff's
factor (i) used for calculating the molecular mass is (c) t 2  t1 (d) t 2  t1
[AIEEE 2005] 18. The Van't Hoff factor for sodium phosphate would be
(a) 1   (b) (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1  2 (d) 1  2 (c) 3 (d) 4
9. Van't Hoff factor i 19. The molecular weight of benzoic acid in benzene as determined by
depression in freezing point method corresponds to
Normal molecular mass
(a)  (a) Ionization of benzoic acid
Observed molecular mass (b) Dimerization of benzoic acid
Observed molecular mass (c) Trimerization of benzoic acid
(b) 
Normal molecular mass (d) Solvation of benzoic acid
(c) Less than one in case of dissociation
(d) More than one in case of association
10. Which of the following compounds corresponds Van't Hoff factor
' i' to be equal to 2 for dilute solution [NCERT 1978]
(a) K 2 SO 4 (b) NaHSO 4
(c) Sugar (d) MgSO4
1. On adding solute to a solvent having vapour pressure 0.80 atm,
11. The Van't Hoff factor i for a 0.2 molal aqueous solution of urea is vapour pressure reduces to 0.60 atm. Mole fraction of solute is
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.1 (a) 0.25 (b) 0.75
(c) 1.2 (d) 1.0 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.33
12. One mole of a solute A is dissolved in a given volume of a solvent. 2. A solution containing 30 gms of non-volatile solute in exactly 90 gm
The association of the solute take place according to nA ⇄ ( A)n . water has a vapour pressure of 21.85 mm Hg at 25 o C . Further 18
gms of water is then added to the solution. The resulting solution
The Van't Hoff factor i is expressed as
has a vapour pressure of 22.15 mm Hg at 25 o C . Calculate the
[MP PMT 1997]
molecular weight of the solute [UPSEAT 2001]
x (a) 74.2 (b) 75.6
(a) i 1 x (b) i  1 
n (c) 67.83 (d) 78.7
x 3. Vapour pressure of a solution of 5 g of non- electrolyte in 100 g
1 x 
(c) i n (d) i  1 of water at a particular temperature is 2985 N / m 2 . The vapour
1
13. Acetic acid dissolved in benzene shows a molecular weight of pressure of pure water is 3000 N / m 2 . The molecular weight of
[MP PET 1993, 02]
the solute is [IIT Screening 1993]
(a) 60 (b) 120
(a) 60 (b) 120
(c) 180 (d) 240
(c) 180 (d) 380
Solution and Colligative properties 179
4. Azeotropic mixture of HCl and water has 14. An aqueous solution of a weak monobasic acid containing 0.1 g in
[AFMC 1997; JIPMER 2002] 21.7g of water freezes at 272.813 K. If the value of K f for water is
(a) 84% HCl (b) 22.2% HCl 1.86 K/m, what is the molecular mass of the monobasic acid [AMU 2002]
(c) 63% HCl (d) 20.2% HCl (a) 50 g/mole (b) 46 g/mole
(c) 55 g/mole (d) 60 g/mole
5. The osmotic pressure at 17 o C of an aqueous solution containing
1.75 g of sucrose per 150 ml solution is 15. K f of 1,4-dioxane is 4.9 mol 1 for 1000 g. The depression in
[BHU 2001] freezing point for a 0.001 m solution in dioxane is
[DPMT 2001]
(a) 0.8 atm (b) 0.08 atm
(a) 0.0049 (b) 4.9 + 0.001
(c) 8.1 atm (d) 9.1 atm (c) 4.9 (d) 0.49
6. A 1.2 of solution of NaCl is isotonic with 7.2 of solution of glucose. 16. How many litres of CO 2 at STP will be formed when 100ml of
Calculate the van’t Hoff’s factor of NaCl solution
0.1 M H 2 SO 4 reacts with excess of Na 2 SO 3
[UPSEAT 2001]
[EAMCET 1998]
(a) 2.36 (b) 1.50 (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24
(c) 1.95 (d) 1.00 (c) 0.224 (d) 5.6
7. 0 .6 g of a solute is dissolved in 0.1 litre of a solvent which 17. A solution is obtained by dissolving 12 g of urea ([Link].60) in a
litre of water. Another solution is obtained by dissolving 68.4 g of
develops an osmotic pressure of 1.23 atm at 27 o C . The molecular cane sugar ([Link]. 342) in a litre of water at are the same
mass of the substance is [BHU 1990] temperature. The lowering of vapour pressure in the first solution is
[CPMT 2001]
(a) 149.5 g mole 1 (b) 120 g mole 1 (a) Same as that of 2 solution
nd

(b) Nearly one-fifth of the 2 solution

nd

(c) 430 g mole 1 (d) None of these (c) Double that of 2 solution
nd

8. The boiling point of a solution of 0.1050 gm of a substance in 15.84 (d) Nearly five times that of 2 solution
nd

gram of ether was found to be 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] [UPSEAT 2001]
(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 g of chloroform. Molecular mass of Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of
anthracene is the options given below :
( K b for CHCl 3 = 3.9 kg mol )–1
[Pb PMT 2000] (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct
(a) 79.42 g/mol (b) 132.32 g/mol explanation of the assertion.
(c) 177.42 g/mol (d) 242.32 g/mol
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
10. The boiling point of water ( 100 o C ) becomes 100.52 o C , if 3 (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
grams of a nonvolatile solute is dissolved in 200ml of water. The (d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
molecular weight of solute is (e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
( K b for water is 0.6 K  m ) [AIIMS 1998] 1. Assertion : One molal aqueous solution of urea contains
1 60 g of urea in 1kg (1000 g) water.
(a) 12.2 g mol (b) 15.4 g mol
1 Reason : Solution containing one mole of solute in
(c) 17.3 g mol (d) 20.4 g mol
1000 g solvent is called as one molal solution.
11. Normal boiling point of water is 373 K (at 760mm). Vapour
pressure of water at 298 K is 23 mm. If the enthalpy of evaporation 2. Assertion : If 100 cc of 0.1 N HCl is mixed with 100 cc of
is 40.656 kJ/mole, the boiling point of water at 23 mm pressure will
0.2 N HCl , the normality of the final solution
be [CBSE PMT 1995]
(a) 250 K (b) 294 K will be 0.30.
(c) 51.6 K (d) 12.5 K Reason : Normalities of similar solutions like HCl can be
12. A 0.2 molal aqueous solution of a weak acid (HX) is 20% ionised. added.
The freezing point of this solution is (Given K f  1.86 o C / m for 3. Assertion : If a liquid solute more volatile than the solvent is
added to the solvent, the vapour pressure of the
water) [IIT 1995]
solution may increase i.e., p s  p o .
(a)  0.31o C (b)  0.45 o C
Reason : In the presence of a more volatile liquid solute,
(c)  0.53 o C (d)  0.90 o C only the solute will form the vapours and solvent
13. A 0.001 molal solution of [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl 4 ] in water had a freezing will not.
point depression of 0.0054 o C . If K f for water is 1.80, the 4. Assertion : Azeotropic mixtures are formed only by non-
ideal solutions and they may have boiling points
correct formulation for the above molecule is either greater than both the components or less
[Kerala CET (Med.) 2003] than both the components.
(a) [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl 3 ] Cl (b) [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl] Cl2 Reason : The composition of the vapour phase is same as
that of the liquid phase of an azeotropic mixutre.
(c) [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl 2 ]Cl 3 (d) [Pt(NH 3 )4 Cl 4 ]
180 Solution and Colligative properties
5. Assertion : Molecular mass of polymers cannot be calculated 21. Assertion : Increasing pressure on pure water decreases its
using boiling point or freezing point method. freezing point.
Reason : Polymers solutions do not possess a constant Reason : Density of water is maximum at 273 K.
boiling point or freezing point. [AIIMS 2003]
6. Assertion : The molecular weight of acetic acid determined
by depression in freezing point method in
benzene and water was found to be different.
Reason : Water is polar and benzene is non-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 pressure are Solubility
called isotonic solutions.
8. Assertion : Reverse osmosis is used in the desalination of sea 1 d 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 d
water.
6 c
Reason : When pressure more than osmotic pressure is
applied, pure water is squeezed out of the sea
water through the membrane. Method of expressing concentration of solution
9. Assertion : Camphor is used as solvent in the determination
of molecular masses of naphthalene, anthracene 1 c 2 d 3 d 4 e 5 b
etc.
Reason : Camphor has high molal elevation constant. 6 b 7 a 8 d 9 d 10 b
10. Assertion : Elevation in boiling point and depression in 11 a 12 b 13 a 14 a 15 b
freezing point are colligative properties.
16 c 17 b 18 e 19 b 20 b
Reason : All colligative properties are used for the
calculaltion of molecular masses. 21 c 22 c 23 c 24 b 25 c
11. Assertion : An increase in surface area increases the rate of 26 d 27 d 28 c 29 a 30 c
evaporation.
Reason : Stronger the inter-molecular attractive forces, 31 a 32 c 33 d 34 a 35 d
fast is the rate of evaporation at a given 36 b 37 b 38 b 39 b 40 c
temperature. [AIIMS 2002]
12. Assertion : The boiling and melting points of amides are 41 c 42 b 43 c 44 c 45 a
higher than corresponding acids. 46 ac 47 c 48 b 49 a 50 c
Reason : It is due to strong intermolecular hydrogen
bonding in their molecules. [AIIMS 2002] 51 c 52 b 53 d 54 b 55 b
13. Assertion : The freezing point is the temperature at which 56 d 57 b 58 b 59 c 60 a
solid crystallizers from solution.
61 d 62 a 63 a 64 b 65 a
Reason : The freezing point depression is the difference
between that temperature and freezing point of 66 a 67 c 68 c 69 a 70 d
pure solvent. [AIIMS 2000]
71 d 72 c 73 c 74 b 75 b
14. Assertion : On adding NaCl to water its vapour pressure
increases. 76 c 77 a 78 b 79 c 80 b
Reason : Addition of non-volatile solute increases the 81 d 82 b 83 b 84 b 85 d
vapour pressure. [AIIMS 1996]
15. Assertion : Molar heat of vaporisation of water is greater 86 d 87 d 88 e 89 b 90 b
than benzene. 91 a 92 d 93 a 94 c 95 a
Reason : Molar heat of vaporisation is the amount of heat
required to vaporise one mole of liquid at constant 96 a 97 c 98 d 99 b 100 d
temperature. [AIIMS 1996] 101 c 102 d 103 d 104 c 105 d
16. Assertion : Ice melts faster at high altitude.
106 b 107 a 108 b 109 d 110 a
Reason : At high altitude atmospheric pressure is high. [AIIMS 1997]
17. Assertion : Molecular mass of benzoic acid when determined 111 d 112 b 113 c 114 c 115 b
by colligative properties is found high. 116 a 117 b 118 c 119 c 120 d
Reason : Dimerisation of benzoic acid. [AIIMS 1998]
18. Assertion : Use of pressure cooker reduces cooking time. 121 b 122 c 123 b 124 a 125 c
Reason : At higher pressue cooking occurs faster. 126 c 127 c 128 c 129 a 130 b
[AIIMS 2000]
131 a 132 c 133 c 134 c 135 c
19. Assertion : CCl 4 and H 2 O are immiscible.
136 c 137 c 138 b 139 a 140 b
Reason : CCl 4 is a polar solvent. [AIIMS 2002]
141 d 142 c 143 b 144 a
20. Assertion : Isotonic solution do not show the phenomenon
of osmosis.
Reason : Isotonic solutions have equal osmotic pressure. Colligative properties
[AIIMS 2002]
Solution and Colligative properties 181
1 a 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 c 11 b 12 c 13 c 14 b 15 a

6 a 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 a 16 d 17 c 18 b 19 b 20 a

11 ac 21 b 22 c 23 b

Lowering of vapour pressure Depression of freezing point of the solvent

1 a 2 b 3 b 4 d 5 b 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 c
6 a 7 a 8 a 9 c 10 b 6 a 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 d
11 a 12 b 13 b 14 c 15 d
11 a 12 b 13 b 14 b 15 b
16 a 17 b 18 d 19 b 20 b
16 d 17 a 18 c 19 a 20 a
21 a 22 a 23 b 24 b 25 b
26 d 27 a 28 c 29 b 30 d 21 a 22 a 23 d 24 c 25 a

31 c 32 a 33 c 34 a 35 c 26 ad 27 b

36 b 37 c 38 a 39 b 40 b
41 a 42 b 43 d 44 c Colligative properties of electrolyte

Ideal and Non-ideal solution 1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c

6 a 7 c 8 c 9 a 10 a
1 b 2 d 3 b 4 b 5 d
6 a 7 d 8 d 9 c 10 b 11 c 12 c 13 d 14 c 15 a

11 a 12 c 13 a 14 a 15 d 16 d 17 c 18 b 19 c 20 c

16 b 17 d 18 b 19 a 20 d 21 b 22 a 23 b 24 c 25 c
21 c 22 a 23 d 24 d 25 a 26 d 27 a 28 b 29 d
26 b 27 a 28 c 29 a 30 a

Azeotropic mixture Abnormal molecular mass

1 d 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 b 1 c 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 c

6 a 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 d
Osmosis and Osmotic pressure of the solution
11 d 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 b
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 b 16 b 17 b 18 d 19 b
6 b 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 a
11 c 12 d 13 b 14 b 15 a Critical Thinking Questions
16 b 17 c 18 a 19 d 20 b
21 a 22 a 23 d 24 d 25 a 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 d 5 a
26 b 27 c 28 b 29 b 30 b 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 c 10 c
31 a 32 c 33 b 34 d 35 b
11 b 12 b 13 b 14 d 15 a
36 c 37 c 38 c 39 b 40 d
16 c 17 a
41 c 42 b 43 c 44 a 45 c
46 c 47 b 48 a 49 a 50 b
Assertion & Reason
51 d 52 d 53 a 54 b 55 d
56 b 57 d 58 a 59 b 60 bcd
1 a 2 e 3 c 4 b 5 c
61 ac
6 a 7 d 8 a 9 c 10 b

Elevation of boiling point of the solvent 11 c 12 a 13 b 14 d 15 b

16 d 17 a 18 a 19 c 20 b
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 b
21 c
6 b 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 b