Kohlrausch's Law and its Application

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Kohlrausch's Law and its Application: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Equivalent Conductivity at Infinite Dilution, Kohlrausch's Law, Applications of Kohlrausch's Law, Determination of Molar Conductivity of a Weak Electrolyte at Given Concentration, etc.

Important Questions on Kohlrausch's Law and its Application

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The law that states about independent migration of ions is:

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Electrolyte KCl KNO3 HCl NaOAc NaCl
 S cm2 mol-1 149.9 145.0 426.2 91.0 126.5


Calculate  Λ o HOAC  at infinite dilution in   H 2 O at   25°C :

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The molar conductance and the specific conductance of an electrolyte are related by the formula

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The molar conductance of 0.01 M electrolyte is 124 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1 at 298 K. Calculate its specific conductance.

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The specific conductance of 0.01 M of an electrolyte is 1.24×10-3 ohm-1 cm-1 at 298 K. Calculate the molar conductance.

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Calculate the molar conductance of 0.02 M solution of an electrolyte which has a resistance of 310 ohm at 298 K. Cell constant is 0.68 cm-1.

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The equivalent conductivity of acetic acid at infinite dilution is 387 S cm2 eq-1. At the same temperature, for 0.001 M solution of acetic acid, it is 55 S cm2 eq-1. What is the degree of dissociation of 0.1 N acetic acid? Assume 1-α1

A : 1.5%B : 1.35%C : 2%

Enter your correct answer as A, B or C.

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Which statement is not correct for Kohlrausch law?

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If the value of molar conductivities at infinite dilution for CH3COOHHCl and NaCl are 390.5, 425.4 and 126.4 S cm2mol-1 respectively at 298 K. Calculate the molar conductivity at infinite dilution of CH3COONa in S cm2mol-1. (Just mention the value, no requirement of units in the answer).

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The molar conductivity of a solution of a weak acid HX (0.01 M) is 10 times smaller than the molar conductivity of a solution of a weak acid HY (0.10 M). If λ°X-=λ°Y-, the difference in their pKa values, pKa(HX)-pKa(HY), is (consider degree of ionization of both acids to be <<1)

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Λ°m for NaCl, HCl and NaAc are 126.4, 425.9 and 91.0 S cm2 mol-1 respectively. Calculate Λ°m for HAc.

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Define limiting molar conductivity Λ°m.

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What is meant by limiting molar conductance ?

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The molar conductivity of 0.025 mol L-1 methanoic acid is 46.1 S cm2 mol-1. Calculate the degree of dissociation. Given : λ°(H+)=349.6 S cm2 mol-1λ°(HCOO-)=54.6 S cm2 mol-1.

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The molar conductivities at infinite dilution for CH3COONa, HCl and NaCl are 91.0, 425.9 and 126.4 S cm2 mol-1 respectively at 298K. Calculate the molar conductivities of CH3COOH at infinite dilution.

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State Kohlrausch law of independent migration of ions. Why does the conductivity of a solution decrease with dilution?

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Consider the galvanic cell, Pt(s)H2(1 bar)HCl(aq)(1 M)Cl(1 bar)Pt(s). After running the cell for sometime, the concentration of the electrolyte is automatically raised to 3 M HCl. Molar conductivity of the 3 M HCl is about 240 S cm2 mol-1 and limiting molar conductivity of HCl is about 420 S cm2mol-1. If Kb of water is 0.52 K kg mol-1, calculate the boiling point of the electrolyte at the end of the experiment.

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At 25°C the molar conductance of 0.007 M hydrofluoric acid is 150 mho cm2 mol-1 and its Λ°m=500 mho cm2 mol-1. The value of the dissociation constant of the acid at the given concentration at 25°C is

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Equivalent conductivity at infinite dilution for sodium- potassium oxalate [(COO-)2Na+K+)] will be [ given : molar conductivities of oxalate, K+ and Na+ ions at infinite dilution are 148.2, 50.1, 73.5 S cm2 mol-1, respectively].

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The equivalent conductance of M/32 solution of a weak monobasic acid is 8 mho cm2 and at infinite dilution is 400 mho cm2. The dissociation constant of this acid is