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CHE 105/110 Introduction to Chemistry - Exercises and Answers

Colligative Properties of Solutions

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QUESTION ANSWER

1.

What are the three colligative properties that involve phase changes?

1.

boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, vapor pressure depression

3.

If 45.0 g of C6H6 and 60.0 g of C6H5CH3 are mixed together, what is the mole fraction of each component?

3.

mole fraction C6H6: 0.469; mole fraction C6H5CH3: 0.531

 

5.

If 36.5 g of NaCl are mixed with 63.5 g of H2O, what is the mole fraction of each component?

5.

mole fraction NaCl: 0.157; mole fraction H2O: 0.843

7.

A solution is made by mixing 12.0 g of C10H8 in 45.0 g of C6H6. If the vapor pressure of pure C6H6 is 76.5 torr at a particular temperature, what is the vapor pressure of the solution at the same temperature?

7.

65.8 torr

9.

At 300°C, the vapor pressure of Hg is 32.97 torr. If 0.775 g of Au were dissolved into 3.77 g of Hg, what would be the vapor pressure of the solution?

9.

27.26 torr

11.

If 25.0 g of C6H12O6 are dissolved in 100.0 g of H2O, what is the boiling point of this solution?

11.

100.71°C

13.

If 1 mol of solid CBr4 is mixed with 2 mol of CCl4, what is the boiling point of this solution?

13.

92.9°C

15.

If 123 g of C10H16O are dissolved in 355 g of C6H6, what is the freezing point of this solution?

15.

−5.65°C

17.

C8H17OH is a nonvolatile solid that dissolves in C6H12. If 7.22 g of C8H17OH is dissolved in 45.3 g of C6H12, what is the freezing point of this solution?

17.

−18.3°C

19.

If 25.0 g of C6H12O6 are dissolved in H2O to make 0.100 L of solution, what is the osmotic pressure of this solution at 25°C?

19.

33.9 atm

21.

At 298 K, what concentration of solution is needed to have an osmotic pressure of 1.00 atm?

21.

0.0409 M

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