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Class 12 Chemistry Class Worksheet
WS24.C12.05 S. Santhanam
Solutions- II

1. The density of a 3 molar sodium thiosulphate (aq) solution is 1.25 g/ml. Calculate
i) the % w/w of the solute ii) its mole fraction
iii) molality of the solution iv) total molality as ions.
(mole fraction of solute as ions molecular mass: 158 g/mol).

2. The vapour pressure of a liquid in the temperature range 200-260K is found to fit the
1501.8
expression ln P = 19.176 − (P in torr). Calculate H vap .
T

3. The normal bp of CCl4 is 76.8C. Calculate i) H vap ii) vapour pressure at 25C
iii) vapour pressure at 70C . (assume Trouton’s law is valid).

4. Vapour pressure of pure liquid ‘A’ and ‘B’ are 76.7 and 52.9 kPa. They form ideal solution. The
mole fraction of A in the vapour phase in equilibrium with a solution is 0.35. Calculate mole
fractions of ‘A’ and ‘B’ in liquid phase in equilibrium with this solution and the total pressure
of the solution.

5. The molar volume of liquid benzene (density 0.877g/ml) increases by a factor of 2750 as it
vapourises at 20C and that of liquid toluene (d 0.867g/ml) increases by a factor of 7720 as it
vapourises at 20C . A solution of benzene and toluene has vapour pressure 46 torr at 20C .
Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in the vapour phase in equilibrium with this solution
(ideal). Draw vapour pressure – composition diagram.

6. At 90C the vapour pressure of methyl benzene (A) and 1,2 dimethyl benzene (B) are 53.3 kPa
and 20 kPa. What is the composition of a liquid mixture that boils at 90C when the pressure is
0.5 atm. What are their mole fractions in the vapour phase in equilibrium with this solution.

7. The boiling point of a binary solution of ‘A’ and ‘B’ with 65.89 mol % of ‘A’ in the liquid phase is
88C . At this temperature PA , PB are 127.6, 50.6kPa. Is this solution ideal?
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8. For a solution formed by mixing liquids ‘L’ and ‘M’ the vapour pressure of ‘L’ is plotted against
mole fraction of ‘M’ in the solution. (curve)

 Z
PL

1 M → 0
0 1
L

Which is/are true?

i) Attractive intermolecular attractions between ‘L’ and ‘L’ in pure ‘L’ and between ‘M’ and
‘M’ in pure ‘M’ are stronger than those in L-M when mixed.
ii) The system shows positive deviation from Raoult’s law
iii) At Z, the vapour pressure corresponds to that of pure ‘L’ and Raoult’s law is obeyed
when  L → 1
iv) We expect an azeotrope with maximum vapour pressure

9. At 75C the vapour pressure of a solution of 65% HNO3 is ( p HNO = 35, p H O = 86 torr ) 121 torr.
3 2

p HNO , p H O are 540, 289.1torr. Calculate Pideal , Preal , y HNO3 in each case.
3 2

10. At 20C PA , PB are 70, 20torr.  A = 0.5. y A , y B in equilibrium with this are ______, ______

11. Ptoluene , Pxylene are 22, 5mm respectively. Show graphically how the vapour pressure varies with
the mole fraction of toluene in the liquid phase. Show the equilibrium vapour composition with
 toluene = 0.2

ii) If toluene-toluene and xylene-xylene intermolecular attractions are > toluene - xylene
intermolecular attraction show graphically the changes in the above plot.

12. What is the molar solubility of O 2 ( g ) in H 2 O at 25C in mmol/lit at a partial pressure of

21kPa. K O is 7.9  104 kPa kg mol−1. ( d H O = 0.9971 g / CC )
2 2
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Homework Problems

13. At 300K the partial vapour pressure of HCl (g) in GeCl4 ( l) are i)  HCl = 0.005, p HCl = 32 kPa
ii)  HCl = 0.012, p HCl = 76.9 kPa .
Assume that the system obeys Henry's law in this range of  HCl . Calculate K H at 300K. Also
calculate the total pressure of HCl above its solution in liquid GeCl4 (214.39g/mol) of
m HCl = 0.1

14. A dilute solution of Br2 in CCl4 behaves as an ideal dilute solution. The vapour pressure of pure
CCl4 is 33.85 torr at 298K. ( K H )Br =122.36 torr when the concentration is in molefraction units.
2

Calculate the partial pressure of each, total pressure and the molefraction of each component
in the vapour phase if  Br = 0.05 in the liquid phase.
2

15. The vapour pressure of two components of a binary solution are:

p1 = 1p1 e2 +2
2 3

p 2 =  2 p 2 e( +3 / 2)1 −1

2 3

+ 
Show that ( k H )1 = p1 e+ and ( k H )2 = p 2 e 2

16. ( kH )N 2
in H 2 O at 350 K = 8  104 atm.  N in air is 0.5. Calculate the number of moles of N 2 from
2

air dissolved in 10 mol of water at 350 K, 4 atm pressure.

17. ‘A’ and ‘B’ form an ideal solution. A mixture of vapours y A = 0.4 is kept in a piston-cylinder
arrangement, kept at a constant temperature (T). The system is slowly compressed.
p A = 0.4atm , p B = 1.2atm at T. Calculate the pressure at which the liquid first begins to condense
out. Also calculate 'A whose normal boiling point = T kelvin.