Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure of the Solution

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Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure of the Solution: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Osmosis, Osmotic Pressure of a Solution when Diluted, Hypotonic Solution, Semi-Permeable Membrane, and Osmotic Pressure of a Solution Obtained by Mixing of Two or More Solutions.

Important Questions on Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure of the Solution

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Which of the following colligative property is preferred for the determination of molar masses of solutes in solution

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Which of the following colligative property is preferred for the determination of molar masses of solutes in solution

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100 mg of a protein is dissolved in enough water to make 10.0 mL of a solution. If this solution has an osmotic pressure of 13.3 mm Hg at   25°C,  what is the molar mass of protein?    (R=0.0821Latmmo l 1 K 1 and760mmHg=1atm)

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A solution containing 5 %  urea  solution (molecular mass = 60 g mol-1) is isotonic with a 20 % solution of a nonvolatile solute. The molar mass of non volatile solute is-

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When a raw mango is placed in a concentrated solution of salt and water, it would shrink because of

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The osmotic pressure of 1L of an aqueous solution containing 0.97 g of an organic compound is 0.08 atm at 300 K. The molar mass of the organic compound (in g mol-1) is [Gas constant, R=0.08 L atmK-1mol-1]

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The osmotic pressure of a 500 mL solution containing 7 g of a protein at 300 K is found to be 42×10-3 bar. The molar mass of the protein is R=0.08L bar K-1 mol-1

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A constant pressure of 612 bar is applied to a 1M aqueous NaCl solution at 300 K in a 1 L container. A semipermeable membrane, which allows only passage of water, separates this solution from a container having pure water at 1 bar pressure. Assuming complete dissociation of NaCl in water, the volume of water (in L) which will permeate from aqueous NaCl solution to the container having pure water before attaining equilibrium is R=0.083 Lbar K-1 mol-1

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Select the incorrect statements about the following solutions.
I: 1 M aqueous glucose solution
II:1 M aqueous sodium chloride solution
II!: 1 M aqueous ammonium phosphate solution
IV: 1 M benzoic acid in benzene

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According to Boyle -Van't Hoff law for solutions the osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is

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Which of the following is Boyle-Van't Hoff law?

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A 0.6% solution of urea (molecular mass =60 ) would be isotonic with ___

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A 25% solution of cane-sugar molmass =342 g mol-1 is isotonic with 5% solution of a substance A. Then find the molecular weight of A ?

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A living cell contains a solution which is isotonic with 0.3 M sugar solution. What osmotic pressure develops when the cell is placed in 0.1 M NaCl solution at body temperature37°C?

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Which of the following 0.1 M aqueous solutions will exert the highest osmotic pressure?

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0.05 M solution of K4FeCN6 at 300K is 92% dissociated. Calculate the osmotic pressure of the solution.(R=0.0821 atm LK1mol1)

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Osmosis is defined as

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Calculate the osmotic pressure of 0.01 M solution of urea at 27 °C temperature in atmospheres. (R = 0.0821 L atm K-1 mol-1).

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The measured osmotic pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 17.4mg of K2SO4 in 2 L of water at 27°C is 3.735×10-3 bar. The Van't Hoff factor is R=0.083 L bar K-1 mol-1; atomic weights K=39;S=32;O=16

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At 300 K, a decimolar solution of K4Fe(CN)6 dissociates to 50%. The osmotic pressure of the solution is __________