Complete Physical Chemistry Test 1
Q1 What is the mole fraction of the solute in a 1.00m aqueous solution? [1]
(i) 1.770 (ii) 0.0354 (iii) 0.0177 (iv) 0.177
Q2 Which one of the following statements for the order of a reaction is [1]
incorrect?
(i) Order can be determined only experimentally
(ii) Order is not influenced by stoichiometric coefficient of the reactants
(iii) Order of a reaction is sum of power to the concentration terms of
reactants to express the rate of reaction.
(iv) Order of reaction is always whole number
Q3. What is the van’t Hoff factor for CaCl2.6H2O assuming complete [1]
dissociation?
(i) 3 (ii) 7
(iii) 9 (iv) 8
Q4. For which of the following reactions half-life is independent of the initial [1]
concentration of the reactant particles?
(i) Photosynthesis
(ii) Radioactive decay of some radioactive nuclides
(iii) sugar hydrolysis with equal concentration of sugar and water
(iv) All of the above
Q5. Rate of a first order reaction is 0.04 mol L–1s–1 at 10 seconds and 0.03 mol L– [2]
1 –1
s at 20 seconds after the initiation of the reaction. Find the half-life period
of the reaction. (log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)
Q6. Find out the molar conductivity of Al(OH)3 at infinite dilution with help of [2]
the following data:
o
Ʌ m for Al2(SO4)3, NH4OH and (NH4)2SO4 = 858 Ω–1cm2mol–1, 238.3 Ω–1 cm2
mol–1 and 283.3 Ω–1cm2mol–1respectively.
Q7. (i) Why can’t Λ ofor acetic acid be calculated exactly? [3]
(ii) Calculate the minimum potential difference needed to reduce Al 2O3 at
2 4
500oC. Free energy change for the reaction: Al2O3 → Al + O2
3 3
is 960 Kj mol–1. (F = 96500)
Q8. For the reaction 2NO(g) + Cl2(g)→2NOCl(g), following data was collected: [3]
S.No. [NO]/mol L–1 [Cl2]/mol L–1 Initial rate of disappearance of
Cl2/mol L–1 min–1
I 0.15 0.15 0.6
II 0.15 0.30 1.2
III 0.30 0.15 2.4
IV 0.25 0.25 ?
Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction and specify units
of rate constant. What is the initial rate of disappearance of Cl2 in 4th
experiment?
Q9. The study of the conductivity of electrolyte solutions is important for the [4]
development of electrochemical devices, for the characterization of the
dissociation equilibrium of weak electrolytes, and for the fundamental
understanding of charge transport by ions. The conductivity of the
electrolyte is measured for electrolyte solution with concentrations in the
range of 10–3 to 10–1 mol L–1, as a solution in this range of concentrations
can be easily prepared. The molar conductivity (Λ m) of strong electrolyte
solutions can be nicely fit by the Kohlrausch equation.
Λcm = Λ°m – A√C …(i)
Where Λ°m is the molar conductivity at infinite dilution and C is the
concentration of the solution. K is an empirical proportionality constant to
be obtained from the experiment. The molar conductivity of weak
electrolytes, on the other hand, is dependent on the degree of dissociation
of the electrolyte. At the limit of a very dilute solution, the Ostwald
dilution law is expected to be followed,
where CA is the analytical concentration of the electrolyte and K d is the
dissociation constant. The molar conductivity at infinite dilution can be
decomposed into the contributions of each ion.
Where, λ+ and λ– are the ionic conductivities of positive and negative ions,
respectively and v+ and v– are their stoichiometric coefficients in the salt
molecular formula.
Answer the following questions on the basis of the above paragraph:
(i) Conductivity of 0.001 M acetic acid solution is 4 x 10−5 Sm−1. Calculate
dissociation constant of acetic acid if Λ ofor acetic acid is 390 Scm2mol−1.
(ii) If the molar conductivities at infinite dilution for NaI, CH 3COONa and
(CH3COO)2Mg are 12.69, 9.10 and 18.78 S cm 2 mol–1 respectively at 25°C,
then find the molar conductivity of MgI 2 at infinite dilution.
(iii) Why does molar conductivity of the weak electrolytes increase sharply
with dilution while that of strong electrolytes increase smoothly with
dilution?
Q10 (i) 3.9 g of benzoic acid dissolved in 49 g of benzene shows a depression in [5]
freezing point 1.62 K. Calculate the degree of dimerization for benzoic acid.
Kf for benzene is 4.9 K Kg mol-1.
(ii) The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same amount
of acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid increases in the
order given above. Explain briefly.
(iii) Why is depression in freezing point of 0.1 M NaCl aq. solution nearly
twice to that of 0.1 M glucose aq. solution?
OR
(i) Why is elevation in boiling point different for 0.1 M NaCl aq. solution
and 0.1 M sugar aq. solution?
(ii) A 5% aqueous solution of cane sugar is isotonic with 0.877% aqueous
solution of substance ‘X’. Find molecular mass of ‘X’.
(iii) Osmotic pressure of a 0.0103 M solution is 0.7 Atm at 27oC. Calculate
Van’t Hoff factor. What conclusion do you draw about molecular state of the
solute in the solution?
