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RAOULTS LAW ,IDEAL AND NON-IDEAL SOLUTIONS IMP QUESTIONS (BOARDS/NEET)

Q1.Vapour pressure of chloroform (CHCl₃) and dichloromethane (CH₂Cl₂)

at 298 K are 200 mm Hg and 415 mm Hg respectively.

(i) Calculate the vapour pressure of the solution prepared by mixing 25.5 g of CHCl₃ and 40 g
of CH₂Cl₂ at 298 K and,

(ii) mole fractions of each component in vapour phase.

Q2.The vapour pressure of pure benzene at a certain temperature is 0.850 bar. A non-volatile,
non-electrolyte solid weighing 0.5 g when added to 39.0 g of benzene (molar mass 78 g
mol⁻¹), vapour pressure of the solution is 0.845 bar. What is the molar mass of the solid
substance?

Q3.Heptane and octane form an ideal solution. At 373 K, the vapour pressures of the two
liquid components are 105.2 kPa and 46.8 kPa respectively. What will be the vapour pressure
of a mixture of 26.0 g of heptane and 35 g of octane?

Q4.The vapour pressure of water is 12.3 kPa at 300 K. Calculate vapour pressure of 1 molal
solution of a non-volatile solute in it.

Q5.Calculate the mass of a non-volatile solute (molar mass 40 g mol⁻¹) which should be
dissolved in 114 g octane to reduce its vapour pressure to 80%.

Q6. A solution containing 30 g of non-volatile solute exactly in 90 g of water has a vapour

pressure of 2.8 kPa at 298 K. Further, 18 g of water is then added to the solution and the new
vapour pressure becomes 2.9 kPa at 298 K. Calculate:

(i) molar mass of the solute

(ii) vapour pressure of water at 298 K.

Q7.In which case Raoult’s law is not applicable? (Un)

(a) 1 m NaCl

(b) 1 m urea

(c) 1 m glucose

(d) 1 m sucrose

Q8.Which one of the following pairs will form an ideal solution?

(a) Chloroform and acetone

(b) Ethanol and acetone

(c) n-hexane and n-heptane

(d) Phenol and aniline

Q9.On the basis of information given below, mark the correct option.

Information:

(i) In bromoethane and chloroethane mixture, intermolecular interactions of A-A and B-B
type are nearly same as A-B type interactions.

(ii) In ethanol and acetone mixture, A-A or B-B type intermolecular interactions are stronger
than A-B type interactions.

(iii) In chloroform and acetone mixture, A-A or B-B type intermolecular interactions are
weaker than A-B type interactions.

(a) Solution (ii) and (iii) will follow Raoult’s law.

(b) Solution (i) will follow Raoult’s law.

(c) Solution (ii) will show negative deviation from Raoult’s law.

(d) Solution (iii) will show positive deviation from Raoult’s law.

Q10.Considering the formation, breaking and strength of hydrogen bond, predict which of the
following mixtures will show a positive deviation from Raoult’s law?

(a) Methanol and acetone

(b) Chloroform and acetone

(c) Nitric acid and water

(d) Phenol and aniline

Q11.State Raoult’s law for a solution containing volatile components. What is the similarity
between Raoult’s law and Henry’s law?

Q12.The vapour pressure of pure liquid X and pure liquid Y at 25°C are 120 mm Hg and 160
mm Hg respectively.
If equal moles of X and Y are mixed to form an ideal solution, calculate the vapour pressure
of the solution.

Q13.The images below show the evaporation of the solvent on account of the presence of
non-volatile solutes.

In each of the three cases, the solvent taken is of the same type.

The solvent is volatile and its quantity is the same in all three cases

Which of the above three solutions has the least amount of solute in it? How did you reach
that conclusion?

Q14.What is meant by positive and negative deviations from Raoult’s law and how is the sign
of ΔmixH related to positive and negative deviations from Raoult’s law?

Q15.The vapour pressure of pure liquids A and B are 450 and 700 mm Hg
respectively, at 350 K. Find out the composition of the liquid mixture if total
vapour pressure is 600 mm Hg. Also find the composition of the vapour phase.

Q16.(a)Differentiate between Ideal solution and Non-ideal solution.

(b) What type of deviation from Raoult’s Law is expected when phenol and aniline are mixed
with each other? What change in the net volume of the mixture is expected? Graphically
represent the deviation.

(c) Why is the vapour pressure of an aqueous solution of glucose lower than that of water?

Q17.(a) The vapour pressure of compound A at 90°C is 526 mm Hg and that of compound B
is 11250 mm of Hg.

(i) What will be the total concentration (in terms of mole fraction) of the boiling mixture of A
and B at 90°C if the two liquids are completely miscible with each other?

(ii) Using (i), calculate XA and XB. (Round off to two decimal places)

(Take Ptotal = 760 mm Hg)

(b) Give an example of maximum boiling azeotrope.

Q18. The correct option for the value of vapour pressure of a solution at 45°C with benzene
to octane in molar ratio 3:2 is :

[At 45°C vapour pressure of benzene is 280 mm Hg and that of octane is 420 mm Hg.
Assume Ideal gas]

(a) 350 mm of Hg

(b) 160 mm of Hg

(c) 168 mm of Hg

(d) 336 mm of Hg

Q19.In water saturated air, the mole fraction of water vapour is 0.02. If the total pressure of
the saturated air is 1.2 atm, the partial pressure of dry air is

(a) 0.98 atm

(b) 1.18 atm

(c) 1.76 atm

(d) 1.176 atm

Q20.Which of the following statement about the composition of the vapour over an ideal 1
molar mixture of benzene and toluene is correct? Assume that the vapour pressure data at
25°C, benzene = 12.8 kPa, toluene = 3.85 kPa)

(a) The vapour will contain a higher percentage of benzene

(b) The vapour will contain a higher percentage of toluene

(c) The vapour will contain equal amounts of benzene and toluene

(d) Not enough information is given to make a prediction

Q21.PA and PB are the vapour pressure of pure liquid components A and B, respectively of
an ideal binary solution. If XA represents the mole fraction of component A, the total
pressure of the solution will be

(a) PA + XA(PB – PA)

(b) XA PA + (PA – PB)

(c) PB + XA(PB – PA)

(d) PB + XA(PA – PB)

Q22.Vapour pressure of chloroform (CHCl₃) and dichloromethane (CH₂Cl₂) at 25°C are 200
mmHg and 415 mmHg respectively. Vapour pressure of the solution obtained by mixing 25.5
g of CHCl₃ and 40 g of CH₂Cl₂ at the same temperature will be : (Molecular mass of CHCl₃ =
119.5 u and molecular mass of CH₂Cl₂ = 85 u).

(a) 173.9 mm Hg

(b) 615.0 mm Hg

(c) 347.9 mm Hg

(d) 285.5 mm Hg

Q23.The vapour pressure of two liquids ‘P’ and ‘Q’ are 80 and 60 torr, respectively. The total
vapour pressure of solution obtained by mixing 3 mole of ‘P’ and 2 mole of ‘Q’ would be

(a) 72 torr

(b) 140 torr

(c) 68 torr

(d) 20 torr

Q24.5 moles of liquid X and 10 moles of liquid Y are mixed and have a vapour pressure of
70 torr. The vapour pressures of pure X and Y are 63 torr and 78 torr respectively. Which of
the following is true regarding the described solution?

(a) The solution shows positive deviation.

(b) The solution shows negative deviation.

(c) The solution is ideal.

(d) The solution has volume greater than the sum of individual volumes.

Q25. The mixture which shows positive deviation from Raoult’s law is

(a) Benzene + Toluene

(b) Acetone + Chloroform

(c) Chloroethane + Bromoethane

(d) Ethanol + Acetone

Q26.Which of the following statements is correct regarding a solution of two components A

and B exhibiting positive deviation from ideal behaviour

(a) Intermolecular attractive forces between A–A and B–B are equal to those between A–B.
(b) Intermolecular attractive forces between A–A and B–B are stronger than those between
A–B.

(c) ΔmixH = 0 at constant T and P.

(d) ΔmixV = 0 at constant T and P.

Q27.The mixture that forms maximum boiling azeotrope is:

(a) Water + Nitric acid

(b) Ethanol + Water

(c) Acetone + Carbon disulphide

(d) Heptane + Octane

Q28.. Which one is not equal to zero for an ideal solution:

(a) ΔSmix

(b) ΔVmix

(c) ΔP = Pobserved − PRaoult

(d) ΔHmix

Q29.. A solution of acetone in ethanol

(a) shows a positive deviation from Raoult’s law

(b) behaves like a non ideal solution

(c) obeys Raoult’s law

(d) shows a negative deviation from Raoult’s law

Q30. Formation of a solution from two components can be considered as

(i) Pure solvent → separated solvent molecules, ΔH₁

(ii) Pure solute → separated solute molecules, ΔH₂

(iii) Separated solvent & solute molecules → Solution, ΔH₃

Solution so formed will be ideal if

(a) ΔHsoln = ΔH₁ − ΔH₂ − ΔH₃

(b) ΔHsoln = ΔH₁ + ΔH₂ + ΔH₃

(c) ΔHsoln = ΔH₁ + ΔH₂ − ΔH₃

(d) ΔHsoln = ΔH₁ − ΔH₂ + ΔH₃

Q31. A solution containing components A and B follows Raoult’s law when

(a) A–A attraction force is greater than A–B and B–B

(b) A–B attraction force is less than A–A and B–B

(c) A–B attraction force remains same as A–A and B–B

(d) Volume of solution is different from sum of volume of solute and solvent

Q32. An ideal solution is formed when its components

(a) have no volume change on mixing

(b) have no enthalpy change on mixing

(c) have both the above characteristics

(d) have high solubility

Q33. All form ideal solution except

(a) C₆H₆ and C₆H₅CH₃

(b) C₂H₆ and C₂H₅H

(c) C₆H₅Cl and C₆H₅Br

(d) C₂H₅I and C₂H₅OH