The vapour pressure of water is 12.3 kPa at 300 K. Calculate the vapour pressure of a one molal solution of a non-volatile, non-ionic solute in water.

Solution
Step-1 what is given in problem
Vapour pressure of pure water = 12.3 kPa
We have 1 molal solution that means we have 1 moles of solute in 1kg of solvent
Step – 2 Find vapour pressure
The formula of vapour pressure when non-volatile liquid is added
Pressure = vapour pressure of pure liquid × molar fraction of liquid

P=P(pure)X  ...........1                                          

 Here we know the value of P(pure)so need to find the value of molar fraction X

moles fraction of compound = number of moles of compoundstotal number of moles      .....2
  
Here we know that number of moles of solute =1 moles
And need to find the moles of solvent (water)
                             
number of moles of water= mass of watermolar mass of water 

And we have mass = 1 kg and 1 kg is equal to 1000g
And molar mass of water H2O = 2×1 + 16 = 18 g/mol
Plug the value in equation (3) we get
Number of moles of water =1000 g / (18g/mol  )  =55.56 moles
Plug the value in equation (2) we get
The formula of molar fraction =55.5/(55.5+1)  = 0.9823
Now plug in equation (1 )we get
Partial fraction = 12.3×0.9823 = 12.08
 
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An aqueous solution of 2 percent non-volatile solute exerts a pressure of 0.096 atm at the boiling poine of the solvent. What is the molecular mass of the solute ?


  At the boiling point of pure solvent the vapour preesure is 1 atmp0 =1 Atmp =0.096p0-pp0 =0.0042% solution means 2g solute in 100g solution,sowB =2gwA =98gMA =18g/molwe know that MB =wBMAwAp0-pp0 =2 x1898 x 0.004   =45.5g/mol

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A 6.90 M solution of KOH in water contains 30% by mass of KOH. Calculate the density of the KOH solution. [Molar mass of KOH = 56 g mol–1]

Answer;

Let the density of solution = d g/cm3
and volume of solution is = 1L = 1000 cm3

mass of the solution = d xV
                               = (1000d)g

6.90 M solution mean 1L solution contains 6.90 moles of KOH
therefore mass of KOH = 6.90 x 56 = 386.4g

but only 30% of the solutionby mass is KOH
therefore 

30/100 x (1000)d =386.4

and density is 1.288g/ cm3

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A 0.1539 molal aqueous solution of cane sugar (mol. mass = 342 g mol–1) has a freezing point of 271 K while the freezing point of pure water is 273.15 K. What will be the freezing point of an aqueous solution containing 5 g of gluocose (mol. mass = 180 g mol–1) per 100 g of solution?

Answer:

The molality of the cane sugar, m= 0.1539m
depression in freezing point Tf = 273.15-271
                                                 =2.15K

Since Tf = Kfm
 or KfTf/m  = 2.15k/0.1539m  = 13.97K/m

Now the weight of glucose , W2 = 5g
molecular mass of glucose, M2  =180g/mol

then Tf =Kfm

Tf =

Kf×W2×1000W1×M2  = 13.97×5×1000100×180 = 3.88K

then freezing point of solution = 273.15-3.88
                                              =263.27K
      

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Why is the vapour pressure of a solution of glucose in water lower than that of water?

Answer:

The vapour pressure of a pure solvent decrease .
when a non-volatile solute is added to the solvent 
this is because on adding the solute a fewer number of water molecules are present at the surface which can evaporate as some of the area is occupied by -non- volatile solute molecules thereby decreasing the vapour pressure of the solution of the glucose in wateris lower than pure water.

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