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State Raoult's law. Derive its mathematical expression for a solution of the non-volatile solute in a volatile solvent.

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What is Raoult's law? Give its two limitations.
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Which of the following statements about the composition of the vapour over an ideal 1 : 1 molar mixture of benzene and toluene is correct? Assume that the temperature is constant at 25oC . (Given vapour pressure data at 25oC , benzene = 12.8 kPa, toluene = 3.85 kPa)
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For ethanol-acetone mixture solute-solvent interaction is weaker than solute-solute and solvent-solvent interaction. Does this solution obey Raoult's law ?
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Mixing acetone and chloroform occurs with reduction in volume. Name the type of deviation from Raoult's law shown by the above mixture and state whether the process is endothermic or exothermic.
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Liquids A and B form an ideal solution in the entire composition range. At 350K, the vapour pressure of pure A and pure B are 7×103Pa and 12×103Pa , respectively. The composition of the vapour in equilibrium with a solution containing 40 mole percent of A at this temperature is:
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Draw a graph depicting the deviation from Raoult's law exhibited by a solution prepared by mixing ethanol and acetone.
HARD
State Raoult's law. How is the molecular mass of a solute determined from lowering of vapour pressure measurement?
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A mixture of toluene and benzene boils at 100oC . Assuming ideal behaviour, the mole fraction of toluene in the mixture is closest to [Vapour pressures of pure toluene and pure benzene at 100oC are 0.742 and 1.800 bar respectively. 1 atm =1.013  bar]
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State Raoult’s law for a solution containing volatile components. Write two characteristics of the solution which obeys Raoult’s law at all concentrations.

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Show that total vapour pressure over the solution ot two liquids 1 and 2 at a particular temperature varies linearly with the mole fraction of a component.
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A plot of vapor pressure vs. mole fraction for a solution comprising two components A and B is shown below. Which of the following is CORRECT?

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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.
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The vapour pressures of pure liquids X and Y at 350 K are 200 mm and 300 mm of Hg respectively. Then the correct vapour pressure (in mm of Hg) of an ideal solution containing X and Y in the mole ratio 3:2 at the same temperature is
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12 gm of a solid solute is dissolved in 90 gm pure water. Vapour pressure of the resulting solution is 750 mm Hg at 100oC temperature. Calculate molecular mass of the solute. (Solute does not undergo any dissociation or association in its aqueous solution).
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Liquids A and B form ideal solution over the entire range of composition. At temperature T, equimolar binary solution of liquids A and B has vapour pressure 45 Torr . At the same temperature, a new solution of A and B having mole fractions xA and xB, respectively, has vapour pressure of 22.5 Torr. The value of xAxB, in the new solution is ____.

(Given that the vapour pressure of pure liquid A is 20 Torr at temperature T)
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For a solution formed by mixing liquids L and M, the vapour pressure of L plotted against the mole fraction of M in solution is shown in the following figure, Here, XL and XM represent mole fractions of L and M, respectively, in the solution. The correct statement(s) applicable to this system is(are) -

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A solution is prepared by mixing 8.5 g of CH2Cl2 and 11.95 g of CHCl3 . If vapour pressure of CH2Cl2 and CHCl3 at 298K are 415 and 200 mm Hg respectively, the mole fraction of CHCl3 in vapour form is: Molar mass of Cl=35.5 g mol-1
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Vapour pressure of benzene is 200 mm Hg. When 2g of non-volatile solute is dissolved in 78g benzene, benzene solution has vapour pressure 195 mm Hg. Calculate the molar mass of the solute in gmol-1( molar mass of benzene = 78gmol-1).
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A solution at 20oC is composed of 1.5 mol of benzene and 3.5 mol of toluene. If the vapour pressure of pure benzene and pure toluene at this temperature are 74.7 torr and 22.3 torr respectively, then the total vapour pressure of the solution and the benzene mole fraction in equilibrium with it will be, respectively: