Class 12 Chemistry - Solutions Chapter (Up to Ideal & Non-Ideal Solutions)
50 Practice Questions
1. Define Henry's law and state its mathematical expression.
2. What is the effect of temperature on Henrys constant?
3. The solubility of CO in water is 0.03 mol/L at 1 atm. Calculate solubility at 3 atm.
4. What is the significance of Henry's law in bottling of soft drinks?
5. Differentiate between ideal and non-ideal solutions.
6. State Raoults law and give its mathematical form.
7. Prove that for an ideal binary solution, total vapour pressure is the sum of partial pressures.
8. What are the characteristics of an ideal solution?
9. What causes non-ideal behaviour in liquid mixtures?
10. Explain positive deviation from Raoults law with example.
11. Explain negative deviation from Raoults law with example.
12. A solution contains 0.6 mol A and 0.4 mol B. PA = 120 mmHg, PB = 80 mmHg. Find total vapour
pressure.
13. Find mole fraction of A in vapour phase (from Q12).
14. Define azeotrope and give two examples.
15. Differentiate between minimum and maximum boiling azeotropes.
16. Why cant azeotropes be separated by fractional distillation?
17. Acetone and chloroform form a non-ideal solution. Explain.
18. What are the intermolecular interactions in acetone-chloroform mixtures?
19. Ethanol and cyclohexane form a solution with which deviation? Why?
20. A solution shows total vapour pressure greater than ideal. What kind of deviation is this?
21. Derive Daltons law of partial pressure in context of Raoults law.
22. What is meant by vapour phase composition? How is it determined?
23. In an ideal solution, is the enthalpy of mixing zero? Explain.
24. Define ideal solution in terms of enthalpy and volume.
25. List two examples of ideal solutions.
26. 2 mol A (P = 200 mmHg) and 3 mol B (P = 100 mmHg) are mixed. Find vapour pressure.
27. From Q26, find mole fraction of A in liquid and vapour phase.
28. Define Raoults law for volatile components.
29. What type of forces exist in an ideal solution?
30. What happens to vapour pressure when a solute is added to a solvent?
31. How does temperature affect solubility of gases in liquids?
32. Why do deep sea divers use helium-oxygen mixture?
33. Explain the significance of Raoults law in determining vapour pressure.
34. 3 mol A and 2 mol B form an ideal solution. PA = 150 mmHg, PB = 100 mmHg. Find total P.
35. From Q34, find mole fraction of A in vapour phase.
36. Define the term partial vapour pressure.
37. What kind of azeotrope is formed by HCl and water?
38. Why is azeotrope of ethanol-water minimum boiling?
39. Explain with graph the deviation from Raoults law.
40. Define miscibility with reference to binary liquid mixtures.
41. What are colligative properties? Name them. (Conceptual, no calculation)
42. Give one industrial application of Henrys law.
43. Define activity and activity coefficient (for advanced learners).
44. What does a sharp deviation from Raoults law indicate?
45. Why is vapour pressure lowered when a non-volatile solute is added?
46. 1 mol A and 1 mol B are mixed. PA = 100 mmHg, PB = 50 mmHg. Find total vapour pressure.
47. What is the role of intermolecular forces in deviation from ideality?
48. Why does acetone + carbon disulphide show positive deviation?
49. How do you represent Raoults law graphically?
50. Name two mixtures that form non-ideal solutions with negative deviation.
