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Multiple Choice Questions (Solution) Class : XII

1. Which of the following modes of expressing concentra- What is the molarity?
tion is independent of temperature ? (a) 5 molar (b) 2 molar
(a) Molarity (b) Molality (c) 2.5 molar (d) 12.5 molar
(c) Formality (d) Normality 11. Which of the following statements, regarding the mole
2. Molarity of liquid HCl will be, if density of solution is fraction (x) of a component in solution, is incorrect?
1.17 gm/cc (a) 0  x  1 (b) x  1
(a) 36.5 (b) 32.05 (c) x is always non-negative
(c) 18.25 (d) 42.10 (d) None of these
3. The molarity of a solution containing 5 gm of NaOH in 12. The mole fraction of the solute in one molal aqueous
250 ml solution : solution is:
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0 (a) 0.009 (b) 0.018
(c) 1.5 (d) 2.0 (c) 0.027 (d) 0.036
4. Concentrated hydrochloric acid contains 37% HCl (by 13. 5 gm of CH3COOH is dissolved in one litre of ethanol.
mass). The density of this solution is 1.18 gm/ml. The Suppose there is no reaction between them. If the density
molarity of the solution is : of ethanol is 0.789 gm/ml then the molality of resulting
(a) 10 M (b) 12 M solution is
(c) 13 M (d) 14 M (a) 0.0256 (b) 0.1056
5. An X molal solution of a compound in benzene has mole (c) 0.1288 (d) 0.1476
fraction of solute equal to 0.2. The value of X is 14. The normality of mixture obtained by mixing 100 ml of
(a) 14 (b) 3.2 0.4 M H2SO4 and 200 ml of 0.2 M HCl is
(c) 1.4 (d) 2 (a) 0.0267 (b) 0.2670
6. The molarity of the solution containing 7.1 g of Na2SO4 (c) 1.0267 (d) 1.1670
in 100 ml of aqueous solution is 15. 4 gm castic soda is dissolved in 100 cc of solution. The
(a) 2 M (b) 0.5 M normality of solution is
(c) 1 M (d) 0.05 M (a) 0 (b) 0.5
7. The molarity of pure water is : (c) 1 (d) 1.5
(a) 50 M (b) 18 M 16. Mole fraction of the solute in a 1.00 molal aqueous
solution is
(c) 55.6 M (d) 100 M
(a) 0.1770 (b) 0.0177
8. An aqueous solution of glucose is 10% in strength. The
volume in which 1 g mole of it is dissolved, will be : (c) 0.0344 (d) 1.7700
(a) 9 litre (b) 1.8 litre 17. The vapour pressure of pure benzene at 25°C is 640 mm
Hg and that of solution of solute A is 630 mm Hg. The
(c) 8 litre (d) 0.9 litre
molality of solution is –
9. 10 g of NaCl is dissolved in 106 g of the solution. Its con-
(a) 0.2 m (b) 0.4 m
centration is :
(c) 0.5 m (d) 0.1 m
(a) 100 ppm (b) 0.1 ppm
18. On adding a solute to a solvent having vapour pressure
(c) 1 ppm (d) 10 ppm
0.80 atm, vapour pressure reduces to 0.60 atm. Mole frac-
10. 2.5 litres of NaCl solution contain 5 moles of the solute. tion of solute is :
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.75

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 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.33 (a) Benzene + toluene (b) n-hexane + n-heptane
19. A solution containing components A and B follows (c) Ethyl bromide + ethyl iodide
Raoult’s law when
(d) CCl4 + CHCl3
(a) A – B attraction force is greater than A – A and B – B
27. Azeotropic mixture of water and HCl has the percentage
(b) A – B attraction force is less than A – A and B – B of HCl.
(c) A – B attraction force remains same as A–A and B –B (a) 20.2% (b) 26.4%
(d) volume of solution is different from sum of volume of (c) 48% (d) 68%
solute and solvent
28. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and propyl alcohol has a vapour
20. The vapour pressure of two liquids ‘P’ and ‘Q’ are 80 and pressure of 290 mm Hg at 300 K. The vapour pressure of
60 torr, respectively. The total vapour pressure of propyl alcohol is 200 mm Hg. If the mole fraction of ethyl
solution obtained by mixing 3 mole of P and 2 mole of Q alcohol is 0.6, its vapour pressure (in mm Hg) at the same
would be temperature will be
(a) 72 torr (b) 140 torr (a) 360 (b) 350 (c) 300 (d) 700
(c) 68 torr (d) 20 torr
29. PA and PB are the vapour pressure of pure liquid compo-
21. A mixture of components A and B will show – ve nents, A and B, respectively of an ideal binary solution. If
deviation when XA represents the mole fraction of component A, the to-
(a)  Vmix > 0 (b)  Hmix < 0 tal pressure of the solution will be.
(c) A – B interaction is weaker than A – A and B – B (a) PA + XA (PB – PA) (b) PA + XA (PA– PB)
interactions (c) PB + XA (PB – PA) (d) PB + XA (PA – PB)
(d) A–B interaction is stronger than A–A and B–B 30. A binary liquid solution is prepared by mixing n-heptane
interactions. and ethanol. Which one of the following statements is
22. An ideal solution is formed when its components correct regarding the behaviour of the solution?
(a) have no volume change on mixing (a) The solution is non-ideal, showing – ve deviation from
(b) have no enthalpy change on mixing Raoult’s Law.
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct (b) The solution is non-ideal, showing + ve deviation from
Raoult’s Law.
(d) Neither (a) nor (b) is correct
23. All form ideal solution except (c) n-heptane shows + ve deviation while ethanol shows –
ve deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(a) C6H6 and C6H5CH3 (b) C2H6 and C2H5I
(d) The solution formed is an ideal solution.
(c) C6H5Cl and C6H5Br (d) C2H5 I and C2H5OH.
31. Lowering in vapur pressrue is the highest for :
24. Which of the following liquid pairs shows a positive de-
viation from Raoult’s law ? (a) 0.1 M glucose (b) 0.1 M BaCl2
(a) Water - Nitric acid (b) Benzene - Methanol (c) 0.2 M urea (d) 0.1 M MgSO4
(c) Water - Hydrochloric acid 32. An aqueous solution containing 1 gm of urea boils at
(d) Acetone - Chloroform 100.25ºC. The aqueous solution containing 3 g of glu-
cose in the same volume will boil at (mol. wt. of urea = 60
25. In the accompanied diagram, the ideal behaviour of a and of glucose = 180) :
solution is shown by the line/s
(a) 100.25ºC (b) 100ºC
(c) 100.15ºC (d) 100.50ºC
33. If all the four following compounds were sold at the same
price, which would be cheapest for preparing an antifreeze
solution for a car radiator?
(a) C3H5(OH)3 (b) C2H4(OH)2
(c) C2H5OH (d) CH3OH
(a) AD (b) CB
34. The value of P° for benzene is 640 mm of Hg. The vapour
(c) CD (d) AD, CB and CD pressure of solution containing 2.5gm substance in 39gm.
26. Which one of the following is non-ideal solution benzene is 600mm of Hg the molecular mass of X is –

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 (a) 65.25 (b) 130 44. If 0.1 M solution of glucose and 0.1 M solution of urea
(c) 40 (d) 75 are placed on two sides of the semipermeable membrane
to equal heights, then it will be correct to say that
35. The molal elevation constant is the ratio of elevation in
boiling point to: (a) there will be no net movement across the membrane

(a) molality (b) mole fraction (b) glucose will flow towards urea solution

(c) molarity (d) none (c) urea will flow towards glucose solution

36. The molar freezing point constant for water is (d) water will flow from urea solution to glucose
1.86 °C/mol. If 342 g of cane sugar (C12H22O11) is dis- 45. At 25°C, the highest osmotic pressure is exhibited by 0.1
solved in 1000 g of water, the solution will freeze at : M solution of
(a) – 1.86°C (b) 1.86°C (a) CaCl2 (b) KCl
(c) – 3.92°C (d) 2.42°C (c) glucose (d) urea
37. Which will form maximum boiling point azeotrope 46. Which one of the following salts will have the same value
(a) HNO3 + H2O solution of van’t Hoff factor (i) as that of K4[Fe(CN)6].

(b) C2H5OH + H2O solution (a) Al2(SO4)3 (b) NaCl

(c) C6H6 + C6H5CH3 solution (c) Al(NO3)3 (d) Na2SO4.

(d) None of these 47. Which of the following 0.10 m aqueous solutions will have
the lowest freezing point ?
38. The vapour pressure at a given temperature of an ideal
solution containing 0.2 mol of a non-volatile solute and (a) Al2(SO4)3 (b) C6H12O6
0.8 mol of solvent is 60 mm of Hg. The vapour pressure (c) KCl (d) C12H22O11
of the pure solvent at the same temperature is Which of the following colligative property can provide
48.
(a) 150 mm of Hg (b) 60 mm of Hg molar mass of proteins (or polymers or colloids) with
(c) 75 mm of Hg (d) 120 mm of Hg greatest precision ?
(a) Osmotic pressure
39. When a hard boiled egg after shelling is immersed in satu-
rated brine: (b) Elevation of boiling point
(a) it shrinks (b) it grows is size (c) Depression of freezing point
(c) its size remains unchanged (d) Relative lowering of vapour pressure

(d) it initially grows in size and then shrinks 49. Camphor is often used in molecular mass determination
because
40. The vapour pressure of a solvent decreases by 10 mm of
Hg when a non-volatile solute was added to the solvent. (a) it is readily available
The mole fraction of the solute in the solution is 0.2. What (b) it has a very high cryoscopic constant
should be the mole fraction of the solvent if the decrease (c) it is volatile
in the vapour pressure is to be 20 mm of Hg ?
(d) it is solvent for organic substances
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.6 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.2
50. The freezing point of a 3% aq. solution of A is equal to
41. Which of the following aqueous solution has minimum the freezing point of 9% aq. solution of B. If the molecu-
freezing point ? lar weight of ‘A’ is 60, then the molecular wt. of B is
(a) 0.01 m NaCl (b) 0.005 m C2H5OH (a) 45 (b) 90
(c) 0.005 m MgI2 (d) 0.005 m MgSO4. (c) 180 (d) 360
42. On adding 0.750 gm of compound in 25 gm of solvent, 51. 1.00 g of a non-electrolyte solute (molar mass
the freezing point is depressed by 0.502°C. The molecu- 250 g mol–1) was dissolved in 51.2 g of benzene. If the freez-
lar wt. of the substance is [The molecular depression ing point depression constant, Kf of benzene is 5.12 K kg
constant = 50.2°C per 100 gm of solvent] mol–1, the freezing point of benzene will be lowered by
(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) 400 (a) 0.3 K (b) 0.5 K
43. Which one of the following is a colligative property ? (c) 0.4 K (d) 0.2 K
(a) Boiling point (b) Vapour pressure 52. In a 0.2 molal aqueous solution of a weak acid HX the
degree of ionization is 0.3. Taking kf for water as 1.85,
(c) Osmotic pressure (d) Freezing point
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 (a) – 0.360ºC (b) – 0.260ºC (a) NaCl will flow from A to B
(c) + 0.481ºC (d) – 0.481ºC (b) NaCl will flow from B to A
53. Which one of the following aqueous solutions will exihibit (c) Water will flow from A to B
highest boiling point ? (d) Water will flow from B to A
(a) 0.015 M urea (b) 0.01 M KNO3 62. Which of the following pairs of solution are isotonic at
(c) 0.01 M Na2SO4 (d) 0.015 M glucose the same temperature ?
54. The amount of dibasic acid present in 100 ml of the aq. (a) 0.1 M Ca(NO3)2 and 0.1 M Na2SO4
solution to give solution of [mol. wt. = 200] normality of (b) 0.1 M NaCl and 0.1 M Na2SO4
0.1 N is
(c) 0.1 M urea and 0.1 M MgCl2
(a) 0.5 gm (b) 1 gm
(d) 0.2 M urea and 0.1 M NaCl
(c) 1.5 gm (d) 2 gm
63. The relationship between the values of osmotic pressure
55. The elevation in boiling point of a solution of 13.44 g of of 0.1 M solutions of KNO3 (P1 ) and CH3COOH (P2 ) is
CuCl2 in 1 kg of water using the following information
will be (Molecular weight of CuCl2= 134.4 g and Kb= P1 P2
0.52 K kg mol–1) (a) P + P = P + P (b) P1 > P2
1 2 1 2
(a) 0.16 (b) 0.05
(c) P2 > P1 (d) P1= P2
(c) 0.1 (d) 0.2
64. Which of the following solutions will exhibit highest boil-
56. The molecular weight of benzoic acid in benzene as ing point?
determined by depression in freezing point method
(a) 0.01 M Na2SO4 (aq) (b) 0.01 M KNO3 (aq)
corresponds to :
(c) 0.015 M urea (aq) (d) 0.015 M glucose (aq)
(a) ionization of benzoic acid.
65. What is the freezing point of a solution containing 8.1 g
(b) dimerization of benzoic acid.
HBr in 100 g water assuming the acid to be 90% ionised ?
(c) trimerization of benzoic acid. (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol–1) :
(d) solvation of benzoic acid. (a) 0.85K (b) – 3.53K
57. A 0.5 molal solution of ethylene glycol in water is used as (c) 0 K (d) – 0.35K
coolant in a car. If the freezing point constant of water be
66. Osmotic pressure of 0.4% urea solution is 1.64 atm and
1.86°C per mole, the mixture shall freeze at
that of 3.42% cane sugar is 2.46 atm. When the above two
(a) 0.93°C (b) –0.93°C solutions are mixed, the osmotic pressure of the resulting
(c) 1.86°C (d) –1.86°C solution is :

58. The rise in the boiling point of a solution containing 1.8 g (a) 0.82 atm (b) 2.46 atm
of glucose in 100 g of solvent is 0.1°C. The molal (c) 1.64 atm (d) 4.10 atm
elevation constant of the liquid is
67. A solution of urea (mol. mass 56 g mol–1) boils at 100.18C
(a) 0.01 K/m (b) 0.1 K/m at the atmospheric pressure. If Kf and Kb for water are
(c) 1 K/m (d) 10 K/m 1.86 and 0.512 K kg mol –1 respectively, the above
solution will freeze at
59. The normal boiling point of the solution is the
temperature at which the vapour pressure of the solution (a) 0.654C (b)  0.654C
is – (c) 6.54C (d)  6.54C
(a) equal to 1 torr (b) equal to 76 mm Hg 68. The molal elevation constant for water is 0.52. What will
(c) equal to 2.0 atm (d) equal to 1 atm be the boiling point of 2 molar sucrose solution at 1 atm.
pressure? (Assume B.P. of pure water as 100°C)
60. The temperature at which 10% aqueous solution (w/v) of
glucose will exhibit the osmotic pressure of 14 bar is – (a) 101.04°C (b) 100.26°C

(a) 307.3°C (b) 307.3 K (c) 100.52°C (d) 99.74°C

(c) 34 K (d) – 34°C 69. An aqueous solution is 1.00 molal in KI. Which change
will cause the vapour pressure of the solution to increase?
61. If A contains 2% NaCl and is separated by a
semipermeable membrane from B which contains 10% (a) Addition of NaCl
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 (c) Addition of 1.00 molal KI ANSWER KEY
(d) Addition of water 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b)
70. The statement “If 0.003 moles of a gas are dissolved in 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b)
900 g of water under a pressure of 1 atmosphere, 0.006 9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (b)
moles will be dissolved under a pressure of 2 atmo-
spheres”, illustrates 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b)

(a) Dalton’s law of partial pressure 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (a)

(b) Graham’s law 21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (b)

(c) Raoult’s law 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (b)

(d) Henry’s law 29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (b) 32. (a)

71. The osmotic pressure at 17ºC of an aq. solution contain- 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (a)
ing 1.75 gm of sucrose per 150 ml solution is : 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (b)
(a) 0.08 atm (b) 8.1 atm 41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (a)
(c) 0.8 atm (d) 9.1 atm 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (a)
72. If 0.44 gm of substance dissolved in 22.2 gm of benzene 49. (b) 50. (c) 51.(c) 52. (d)
lowers the freezing point of benzene by 0.567ºC, then the 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (b)
molecular mass of substance is, the molal depression con-
stant= 5.12ºC mol–1. 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (b)

(a) 128.4 (b) 156.6 61. (c) 62. (a) 63. (b) 64. (a)

(c) 178.9 (d) 232.4 65. (b) 66. (d) 67. (b) 68. (a)

73. When 10 g of a non-volatile solute is dissolved in 100 g 69. (d) 70. (d) 71. (c) 72. (c)
of benzene, it raises boiling point by 1ºC then molecular 73. (d) 74. (d) 75. (a) 76. (b)
mass of the solute is (Kb for benzene = 2.53 km–1)
(a) 223 g (b) 243 g
(c) 233 g (d) 253 g
74. The molal freezing point constant for water is 1.86ºC.
Therefore, the change in freezing point of 0.1 molal of
NaCl solution in water is expected to be
(a) 0.372ºC (b) –1.86ºC
(c) –0.186ºC (d) –0.372ºC
75. Vapour pressure of benzene at 30°C is 121.8 mm Hg.
When 15 g of a non volatile solute is dissolved in 250 g of
benzene its vapour pressure decreased to 120.2 mm Hg.
The molecular weight of the solute
(Mo. wt. of solvent = 78)
(a) 356.2 (b) 456.8
(c) 530.1 (d) 656.7
76. If 20 g of a solute was dissolved in 500 ml. of water and
osmotic pressure of the solution was found to be 600 mm
of Hg at 15ºC, then molecular weight of the solute is :
(a) 1000 (b) 1200
(c) 1400 (d) 1800

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