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Chapter 1: Solutions (Physical Chemistry)

Step-by-step solutions to all 12 intext questions and 41 exercises of Chapter 1, Solutions (NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part I, 2026-27): mass percentage, mole fraction, molarity and molality, Henry's law, Raoult's law and vapour pressure, ideal and non-ideal solutions, colligative properties, molar mass from freezing point and osmotic pressure, and the van't Hoff factor. All 53 questions are answered, with the key answer highlighted.

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Molarity ; molality . Henry's law: . Raoult's law: ; relative lowering (dilute). , , ( L atm K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ or 8.314 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹). Molar mass from a colligative property: .

Intext questions

1.1
Calculate the mass percentage of benzene () and carbon tetrachloride () if 22 g of benzene is dissolved in 122 g of carbon tetrachloride.
Solution

Mass of solution g.

  • Benzene:
  • :

Benzene 15.28%, CCl₄ 84.72%.

1.2
Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in solution containing 30% by mass in carbon tetrachloride.
Solution

Take 100 g of solution: 30 g benzene and 70 g .

  • mol
  • mol

(and ).

1.3
Calculate the molarity of each of the following solutions: (a) 30 g of in 4.3 L of solution (b) 30 mL of 0.5 M diluted to 500 mL.
Solution

(a) Molar mass of g mol⁻¹.

mol; M.

(b) Moles of acid do not change on dilution: :

, so M.

(a) 0.024 M. (b) 0.03 M.

1.4
Calculate the mass of urea () required in making 2.5 kg of 0.25 molal aqueous solution.
Solution

0.25 molal means 0.25 mol of urea (0.25 × 60 = 15 g) in 1000 g of water, i.e. in 1015 g of solution.

About 36.95 g.

1.5
Calculate (a) molality (b) molarity and (c) mole fraction of KI if the density of 20% (mass/mass) aqueous KI is 1.202 g mL⁻¹.
Solution

Take 100 g of solution: 20 g KI ( mol) and 80 g water ( mol).

(a) mol kg⁻¹.

(b) Volume of 100 g of solution mL, so mol L⁻¹.

(c) .

(a) 1.51 m. (b) 1.45 M. (c) 0.0264.

1.6
, a toxic gas with rotten egg like smell, is used for the qualitative analysis. If the solubility of in water at STP is 0.195 m, calculate Henry's law constant.
Solution

0.195 mol of in 1 kg (55.56 mol) of water:

At STP, bar. bar.

bar.

1.7
Henry's law constant for in water is Pa at 298 K. Calculate the quantity of in 500 mL of soda water when packed under 2.5 atm pressure at 298 K.
Solution

Pa.

.

500 mL of water ≈ 500 g ≈ 27.78 mol. For such a small , mol.

Mass g.

About 1.85 g of CO₂.

1.8
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.
Solution

Liquid: :

, so , , .

Vapour: mm, mm.

, .

Liquid: = 0.40, = 0.60. Vapour: = 0.30, = 0.70.

1.9
Vapour pressure of pure water at 298 K is 23.8 mm Hg. 50 g of urea () is dissolved in 850 g of water. Calculate the vapour pressure of water for this solution and its relative lowering.
Solution

mol; mol.

Relative lowering .

mm Hg.

p ≈ 23.4 mm Hg; relative lowering ≈ 0.0173.

1.10
Boiling point of water at 750 mm Hg is 99.63°C. How much sucrose is to be added to 500 g of water such that it boils at 100°C?
Solution

K; K kg mol⁻¹.

mol kg⁻¹. For 500 g of water: mol.

Mass of sucrose g.

About 121.7 g.

1.11
Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, ) to be dissolved in 75 g of acetic acid to lower its melting point by 1.5°C. K kg mol⁻¹.
Solution

mol kg⁻¹. In 75 g: mol.

Molar mass of g mol⁻¹: mass g.

About 5.08 g.

1.12
Calculate the osmotic pressure in pascals exerted by a solution prepared by dissolving 1.0 g of polymer of molar mass 185,000 in 450 mL of water at 37°C.
Solution

mol; mL m³; K.

About 31 Pa (30.96 Pa).

Exercises

1.1
Define the term solution. How many types of solutions are formed? Write briefly about each type with an example.
Solution

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances whose composition can vary within limits. The component present in the larger amount is the solvent; the others are solutes.

A solute and a solvent can each be a gas, a liquid or a solid, so there are nine types of solutions:

TypeSoluteSolventExample
Gaseous solutionsGasGasMixture of oxygen and nitrogen
LiquidGasChloroform mixed with nitrogen gas
SolidGasCamphor in nitrogen gas
Liquid solutionsGasLiquidOxygen dissolved in water
LiquidLiquidEthanol dissolved in water
SolidLiquidGlucose dissolved in water
Solid solutionsGasSolidHydrogen in palladium
LiquidSolidAmalgam of mercury with sodium
SolidSolidCopper dissolved in gold

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; nine types (gaseous, liquid and solid solutions, each with a gas, liquid or solid solute), as in the table.

1.2
Give an example of a solid solution in which the solute is a gas.
Solution

Hydrogen dissolved in palladium (palladium absorbs large volumes of hydrogen).

Hydrogen in palladium.

1.3
Define the following terms: (i) Mole fraction (ii) Molality (iii) Molarity (iv) Mass percentage.
Solution
  • (i) Mole fraction of a component: moles of that component divided by the total moles of all components. (no unit; all mole fractions add to 1).
  • (ii) Molality (m): moles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Unit mol kg⁻¹; it does not change with temperature.
  • (iii) Molarity (M): moles of solute per litre of solution. Unit mol L⁻¹; it changes slightly with temperature (volume changes).
  • (iv) Mass percentage: mass of a component per 100 g of solution: .

As defined above.

1.4
Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL⁻¹?
Solution

In 100 g of solution: 68 g mol.

Volume of 100 g of solution mL L.

M.

About 16.2 M.

1.5
A solution of glucose in water is labelled as 10% w/w, what would be the molality and mole fraction of each component in the solution? If the density of solution is 1.2 g mL⁻¹, then what shall be the molarity of the solution?
Solution

In 100 g: 10 g glucose mol; 90 g water mol.

  • Molality mol kg⁻¹
  • ,
  • Volume mL, molarity M

m ≈ 0.617 mol kg⁻¹; x(glucose) ≈ 0.011, x(water) ≈ 0.989; M ≈ 0.67 mol L⁻¹.

1.6
How many mL of 0.1 M HCl are required to react completely with 1 g mixture of and containing equimolar amounts of both?
Solution

Let each be mol: , so mol.

  • : needs mol HCl
  • : needs mol HCl

Total HCl mol. Volume L mL.

About 158 mL.

1.7
A solution is obtained by mixing 300 g of 25% solution and 400 g of 40% solution by mass. Calculate the mass percentage of the resulting solution.
Solution

Solute: g in g of solution.

Mass % of solute (water 66.4%).

Solute about 33.6%, water about 66.4%.

1.8
An antifreeze solution is prepared from 222.6 g of ethylene glycol () and 200 g of water. Calculate the molality of the solution. If the density of the solution is 1.072 g mL⁻¹, then what shall be the molarity of the solution?
Solution

mol.

Molality mol kg⁻¹.

Mass of solution g; volume mL. Molarity M.

Molality ≈ 17.95 m; molarity ≈ 9.11 M.

1.9
A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with chloroform () supposed to be a carcinogen. The level of contamination was 15 ppm (by mass): (i) express this in percent by mass (ii) determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.
Solution

15 ppm = 15 g of chloroform in g of solution.

(i) .

(ii) mol in about g kg of water:

molality mol kg⁻¹.

(i) %. (ii) About m.

1.10
What role does the molecular interaction play in a solution of alcohol and water?
Solution

Both alcohol and water are hydrogen-bonded liquids. When they mix, the new alcohol–water hydrogen bonds are weaker than the original water–water and alcohol–alcohol interactions. So molecules escape more easily, the vapour pressure is higher than Raoult's law predicts, and the solution shows positive deviation. (The mixing is slightly endothermic, and ethanol and water form a minimum-boiling azeotrope at about 95% ethanol.)

Alcohol–water interactions are weaker than in the pure liquids, so the solution shows positive deviation from Raoult's law.

1.11
Why do gases always tend to be less soluble in liquids as the temperature is raised?
Solution

Dissolving a gas in a liquid is an exothermic process (gas + liquid ⇌ solution + heat). By Le Chatelier's principle, raising the temperature shifts this equilibrium backwards, so less gas stays dissolved. (Also, the gas molecules have more kinetic energy and escape more easily.)

Dissolution of a gas is exothermic, so heating shifts the equilibrium back and solubility falls.

1.12
State Henry's law and mention some important applications.
Solution

Henry's law: at constant temperature, the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid. In terms of mole fraction: .

Applications:

  • Soft drinks and soda water are bottled under high pressure to dissolve more .
  • Scuba divers breathe air diluted with helium to avoid "the bends" (nitrogen dissolved at high pressure forms bubbles in the blood when they surface).
  • At high altitudes the low partial pressure of oxygen means less oxygen in the blood, causing weakness (anoxia).

Solubility of a gas ∝ its partial pressure (); used in bottling soft drinks, deep-sea diving gas mixtures, and explains anoxia at high altitude.

1.13
The partial pressure of ethane over a solution containing g of ethane is 1 bar. If the solution contains g of ethane, then what shall be the partial pressure of the gas?
Solution

By Henry's law, the amount dissolved is proportional to the partial pressure:

About 7.62 bar.

1.14
What is meant by positive and negative deviations from Raoult's law and how is the sign of related to positive and negative deviations from Raoult's law?
Solution
  • Positive deviation: the vapour pressure of the solution is higher than Raoult's law predicts. The A–B attractions are weaker than A–A and B–B attractions, so molecules escape more easily. Mixing absorbs heat: (and ). Example: ethanol + acetone.
  • Negative deviation: the vapour pressure is lower than predicted. The A–B attractions are stronger than A–A and B–B, so molecules escape less easily. Mixing releases heat: (and ). Example: chloroform + acetone.

Positive deviation: higher vapour pressure, weaker A–B forces, . Negative deviation: lower vapour pressure, stronger A–B forces, .

1.15
An aqueous solution of 2% non-volatile solute exerts a pressure of 1.004 bar at the normal boiling point of the solvent. What is the molar mass of the solute?
Solution

At the normal boiling point of water, bar. In 100 g of solution: 2 g solute and 98 g water.

, so g mol⁻¹.

About 41.35 g mol⁻¹.

1.16
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?
Solution

mol; mol.

; .

About 73.6 kPa.

1.17
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.
Solution

1 molal: 1 mol of solute in 1000 g (55.56 mol) of water.

, so kPa.

About 12.08 kPa.

1.18
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%.
Solution

, so the relative lowering is . mol.

Using the textbook's dilute-solution form :

, so g.

(If the exact form is used instead, mol and g. The NCERT answer uses the first form: 8 g.)

8 g (by the textbook method; 10 g by the exact mole-fraction form).

1.19
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.
Solution

Let the molar mass be , so . Water: 90 g = 5 mol, then 108 g = 6 mol. Using :

  • First solution: , so
  • After adding water: , so

Equating: , so and kPa.

Then mol and g mol⁻¹.

(i) About 34 g mol⁻¹. (ii) 3.4 kPa.

1.20
A 5% solution (by mass) of cane sugar in water has freezing point of 271 K. Calculate the freezing point of 5% glucose in water if freezing point of pure water is 273.15 K.
Solution

Both solutions have 5 g of solute in 95 g of water, so .

K.

Freezing point K.

About 269.06 K.

1.21
Two elements A and B form compounds having formula and . When dissolved in 20 g of benzene (), 1 g of lowers the freezing point by 2.3 K whereas 1.0 g of lowers it by 1.3 K. The molar depression constant for benzene is 5.1 K kg mol⁻¹. Calculate atomic masses of A and B.
Solution

:

  • g mol⁻¹
  • g mol⁻¹

So and . Subtracting: , ; then .

A ≈ 25.6 u, B ≈ 42.6 u.

1.22
At 300 K, 36 g of glucose present in a litre of its solution has an osmotic pressure of 4.98 bar. If the osmotic pressure of the solution is 1.52 bars at the same temperature, what would be its concentration?
Solution

, so at the same temperature . M.

About 0.061 M.

1.23
Suggest the most important type of intermolecular attractive interaction in the following pairs. (i) n-hexane and n-octane (ii) and (iii) and water (iv) methanol and acetone (v) acetonitrile () and acetone ().
Solution
  • (i) London dispersion forces (both non-polar)
  • (ii) London dispersion forces (both non-polar)
  • (iii) Ion–dipole interactions
  • (iv) Dipole–dipole interactions (with some hydrogen bonding between the O–H of methanol and the C=O of acetone)
  • (v) Dipole–dipole interactions

(i) dispersion; (ii) dispersion; (iii) ion–dipole; (iv) dipole–dipole; (v) dipole–dipole.

1.24
Based on solute-solvent interactions, arrange the following in order of increasing solubility in n-octane and explain. Cyclohexane, KCl, , .
Solution

n-Octane is non-polar, so "like dissolves like": the more polar the solute, the less it dissolves.

KCl < < < cyclohexane

KCl is ionic (least soluble); methanol is polar and hydrogen-bonded; acetonitrile is polar but has no hydrogen bonding, so it is less held together; cyclohexane is non-polar like octane (most soluble).

KCl < CH₃OH < CH₃CN < cyclohexane.

1.25
Amongst the following compounds, identify which are insoluble, partially soluble and highly soluble in water? (i) phenol (ii) toluene (iii) formic acid (iv) ethylene glycol (v) chloroform (vi) pentanol.
Solution
  • Insoluble: toluene, chloroform (non-polar or weakly polar, no hydrogen bonding with water)
  • Partially soluble: phenol, pentanol (the –OH forms hydrogen bonds, but the large hydrocarbon part is non-polar)
  • Highly soluble: formic acid, ethylene glycol (small molecules that form strong hydrogen bonds with water)

Insoluble: toluene, chloroform. Partially soluble: phenol, pentanol. Highly soluble: formic acid, ethylene glycol.

1.26
If the density of some lake water is 1.25 g mL⁻¹ and contains 92 g of ions per kg of water, calculate the molarity of ions in the lake.
Solution

mol per kg.

Taking 1 kg of the lake water, its volume is mL L, so

About 5 M.

1.27
If the solubility product of CuS is , calculate the maximum molarity of CuS in aqueous solution.
Solution

, so :

About M.

1.28
Calculate the mass percentage of aspirin () in acetonitrile () when 6.5 g of is dissolved in 450 g of .
Solution

About 1.42%.

1.29
Nalorphene (), similar to morphine, is used to combat withdrawal symptoms in narcotic users. Dose of nalorphene generally given is 1.5 mg. Calculate the mass of m aqueous solution required for the above dose.
Solution

Molar mass of g mol⁻¹.

m means g of nalorphene per 1000 g of water.

For 1.5 mg g: water needed g.

Mass of solution g.

About 3.22 g of solution.

1.30
Calculate the amount of benzoic acid () required for preparing 250 mL of 0.15 M solution in methanol.
Solution

mol; molar mass of g mol⁻¹.

Mass g.

About 4.58 g.

1.31
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.
Solution

depends on the number of particles, so it is larger for an acid that ionises more. Cl and F are electron-withdrawing; they pull electron density away from the –COOH group and make the easier to lose. F is more electronegative than Cl, so:

acid strength (and ionisation):

More ionisation means more particles (a larger van't Hoff factor ), so the depression of freezing point increases in the same order.

The acid strength (degree of ionisation) increases in that order because of the electron-withdrawing Cl and F, giving more particles and a larger ΔT_f.

1.32
Calculate the depression in the freezing point of water when 10 g of is added to 250 g of water. , K kg mol⁻¹.
Solution

Molar mass of g mol⁻¹. mol; mol kg⁻¹.

Degree of dissociation from :

, giving .

.

About 0.65 K.

1.33
19.5 g of is dissolved in 500 g of water. The depression in the freezing point of water observed is 1.0°C. Calculate the van't Hoff factor and dissociation constant of fluoroacetic acid.
Solution

Molar mass of g mol⁻¹. mol; mol kg⁻¹.

Expected (no dissociation): K.

For , , so .

i ≈ 1.075; .

1.34
Vapour pressure of water at 293 K is 17.535 mm Hg. Calculate the vapour pressure of water at 293 K when 25 g of glucose is dissolved in 450 g of water.
Solution

mol; mol.

.

mm Hg.

About 17.44 mm Hg.

1.35
Henry's law constant for the molality of methane in benzene at 298 K is mm Hg. Calculate the solubility of methane in benzene at 298 K under 760 mm Hg.
Solution

Mole fraction of methane ≈ .

1.36
100 g of liquid A (molar mass 140 g mol⁻¹) was dissolved in 1000 g of liquid B (molar mass 180 g mol⁻¹). The vapour pressure of pure liquid B was found to be 500 torr. Calculate the vapour pressure of pure liquid A and its vapour pressure in the solution if the total vapour pressure of the solution is 475 Torr.
Solution

mol; mol; , .

torr, so torr.

torr.

≈ 280.7 torr; in the solution ≈ 32 torr.

1.37
Vapour pressures of pure acetone and chloroform at 328 K are 741.8 mm Hg and 632.8 mm Hg respectively. Assuming that they form ideal solution over the entire range of composition, plot , and as a function of . The experimental data observed for different compositions of mixture is given. Plot this data also on the same graph paper. Indicate whether it has positive deviation or negative deviation from the ideal solution.
Solution

For an ideal solution: , and (straight lines). Comparing totals:

100 × x(acetone)011.823.436.050.858.264.572.1
Ideal p_total (mm Hg)632.8645.7658.3672.0688.2696.2703.1711.4
Experimental p_total (mm Hg)632.8603.0579.5562.1580.4599.5615.3641.8

On the graph, the experimental curves for , and all lie below the straight ideal lines (the total curve sags to a minimum near ). So the solution shows negative deviation: acetone and chloroform attract each other through hydrogen bonding ().

The experimental vapour pressures are lower than the ideal values at every composition: negative deviation from Raoult's law.

1.38
Benzene and toluene form ideal solution over the entire range of composition. The vapour pressure of pure benzene and toluene at 300 K are 50.71 mm Hg and 32.06 mm Hg respectively. Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in vapour phase if 80 g of benzene is mixed with 100 g of toluene.
Solution

mol; mol; .

mm; mm; total mm.

About 0.60.

1.39
The air is a mixture of a number of gases. The major components are oxygen and nitrogen with approximate proportion of 20% is to 79% by volume at 298 K. The water is in equilibrium with air at a pressure of 10 atm. At 298 K if the Henry's law constants for oxygen and nitrogen at 298 K are mm and mm respectively, calculate the composition of these gases in water.
Solution

Total pressure atm mm Hg.

  • mm:
  • mm:

x(O₂) ≈ ; x(N₂) ≈ .

1.40
Determine the amount of (i = 2.47) dissolved in 2.5 litre of water such that its osmotic pressure is 0.75 atm at 27°C.
Solution

, so

In 2.5 L: mol. Molar mass of g mol⁻¹: mass g.

About 3.42 g.

1.41
Determine the osmotic pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 25 mg of in 2 litre of water at 25°C, assuming that it is completely dissociated.
Solution

, so . Molar mass g mol⁻¹.

mol; M; K.

About atm.

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