List of top Chemistry Questions on Solutions

An aqueous solution of 0.1 M HA shows depression in freezing point of 0.2°C. If $ K_f $ (H$_2$O) = 1.86 K kg mol$^{-1}$ and assuming molarity = molality, find the dissociation constant of HA.
If equal volumes of AB and XY (both are salts) aqueous solutions are mixed, which of the following combination will give precipitate of AY, at 300 K?
20 mL of 2 M NaOH solution is added to 400 mL of 0.5 M NaOH solution. The final concentration of the solution is \(\_\_\_\_\_\) x \(10^{-2}\)M. (Nearest integer) 
2 moles each of ethylene glycol and glucose are dissolved in 500 g of water. The boiling point of the resulting solution is: (Given: Ebullioscopic constant of water = $ 0.52 \, \text{K kg mol}^{-1} $)
0.1 M solution of KI reacts with excess of \( \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 \) and KIO\(_3\), according to the equation: \[ 5I^- + 6H^+ \rightarrow 3I_2 + 3H_2O \]
Identify the correct statements:
  • (A) 200 mL KI solution reacts with 0.004 mol of KIO3
  • (B) 200 mL KI solution reacts with 0.006 mol of H2SO4
  • (3) 0.5 L KI solution produced 0.005 mol of I2
  • (4) Equivalent weight of KIO3 is equal to Molecular weight / 5
Which of the following binary mixture does not show the behavior of minimum boiling azeotropes?
Concentrated nitric acid is labelled as 75%by mass. The volume in mL of the solution which contains 30 g of nitric acid is: Given: Density of nitric acid solution is 1.25 g/mL.
10 mL of 2 M NaOH solution is added to 20 mL of 1 M HCl solution kept in a beaker. Now, 10 mL of this mixture is poured into a volumetric flask of 100 mL containing 2 moles of HCl and made the volume upto the mark with distilled water. The solution in this flask is :

Which of the following properties will change when system containing solution 1 will become solution 2 ? 

Sea water, which can be considered as a 6 molar (6 M) solution of NaCl, has a density of 2 g mL$^{-1}$. The concentration of dissolved oxygen (O$_2$) in sea water is 5.8 ppm. Then the concentration of dissolved oxygen (O$_2$) in sea water, in x $\times$ 10$^{-4}$ m. x = _______. (Nearest integer)
Given: Molar mass of NaCl is 58.5 g mol$^{-1}$Molar mass of O$_2$ is 32 g mol$^{-1}$.

Arrange the following in increasing order of solubility product: \[ {Ca(OH)}_2, {AgBr}, {PbS}, {HgS} \]
The purification method based on the following physical transformation is: \[ {Solid} \xrightarrow{{Heat}} {Vapour} \xrightarrow{{Cool}} {Solid} \]

Match List-I with List-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Liquid A and B form an ideal solution. The vapour pressure of pure liquids A and B are 350 and 750 mm Hg respectively at the same temperature. If $ x_A $ and $ x_B $ are the mole fraction of A and B in solution while $ y_A $ and $ y_B $ are the mole fraction of A and B in vapour phase then :
An aqueous solution of HCl with pH 1.0 is diluted by adding equal volume of water (ignoring dissociation of water). The pH of HCl solution would be: $ \text{(Given log 2 = 0.30)} $
Elements A and B form two non-volatile compounds (AB$_2$ and AB$_4$). When 1 g of AB$_2$ is added to 20 g of C$_6$H$_6$ (molar mass =78 gmol$^{-1}$) the freezing point of C$_6$H$_6$ is lowered by 2.3 K. When 1 g of AB$_4$ is added to 20 g of C$_6$H$_6$, the freezing point of C$_6$H$_6$ was lowered by 1.3 K. The atomic masses of A and B are respectively (K$_f$(C$_6$H$_6$)=5.1 K kg mol$^{-1}$)
Mole fraction of H$_2$SO$_4$ in aqueous solution is 0.9. Find mass % of H$_2$SO$_4$. (H=1, S=32, O=16 u)
Give reasons:
(a) Cooking is faster in a pressure cooker than in an open pan.
(b) On mixing liquid X and liquid Y, volume of the resulting solution decreases. What type of deviation from Raoult's law is shown by the resulting solution? What change in temperature would you observe after mixing liquids X and Y?

Observe the following data given in the table. (\(K_H\) = Henry's law constant) 

GasCO₂ArHCHOCH₄
\(K_H\) (k bar at 298 K)1.6740.3\(1.83 \times 10^{-5}\)0.413

The correct order of their solubility in water is

Density of 3 M NaCl solution is 1.25 g/mL. The molality of the solution is:

Match List I with List II:
Humidity & & I. Solid in solid
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

5 moles of liquid X and 10 moles of liquid Y make a solution having a vapor pressure of 70 torr. The vapor pressures of pure X and Y are 63 torr and 78 torr, respectively. Which of the following is true regarding the described solution?
In case of association, abnormal molar mass of solute will:
Shweta mixed two liquids A and B of 10 mL each. After mixing, the volume of the solution was found to be 20.2 mL.
(i) Why was there a volume change after mixing the liquids?
(ii) Will there be an increase or decrease of temperature after mixing?
(iii) Give one example for this type of solution.
0.3 g of acetic acid (Molar mass = 60 g mol\(^{-1}\)) dissolved in 30 g of benzene shows a depression in freezing point equal to 0.45°C. Calculate the percentage association of acid if it forms a dimer in the solution.
(Given: \( K_f \) for benzene = 5.12 K kg mol\(^{-1}\))