Raoult's Law

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Raoult's Law: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Raoult's Law, Raoult's Law for an Ideal Solution of Two Liquid Components, Lowering of Vapour Pressure & Calculation of Composition of Liquid and Vapour in a Solution etc.

Important Questions on Raoult's Law

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For a binary ideal liquid solution, the variation in total vapour pressure versus composition of solution is given by which of the curves?

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The vapour pressure of water is 12.3kPa at 300 k. Now, calculate the vapour pressure of 1 molar solution of a solute in it.

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How we can prove that Raoult’s law as a special case of Henry’s law?

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Raoult's law becomes a special case of Henry's law when KH=p0. In this equation, KH is 

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Condition at which Raoult's law becomes a special case of Henry's law?

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At 298 K, the vapour pressure of an ideal solution containing 1 mol of liquid L1 and 2 mol of liquid L2 is 500 mm Hg. When 2 mol of L1 is added to this solution, the vapour pressure of the solution increases by 5%. What are the respective vapour pressures (in mm Hg ) of L1 and L2 in their pure states at 298 K ?

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At  80C , the vapour pressure of pure liquid 'A' is 520mmHg and that of pure liquid 'B' is 1000mmHg. If a mixture solution of 'A' and 'B' boils at 80C and 1 atm pressure, the amount of 'A' in the mixture is:
( 1atm=760mmHg )

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The vapour pressures of pure benzene and toluene are 160 and 60mm Hg respectively. The mole fraction of benzene is vapour phase in contact with equimolar solution of benzene and toluene is

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At 100°C, benzene and toluene have a vapour pressure of 600 torr and 1000 torr respectively. Assuming ideal behaviour of solution, calculate the mole fraction of benzene in a solution that boils at 1 atm and 100°C.

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A mixture of toluene and benzene forms a nearly ideal solution. Assume PB° and PT° to be the vapor pressures of pure benzene and toluene, respectively. The slope of the line obtained by plotting the total vapor pressure to the mole fraction of benzene is:

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In the pressure vs. the mole fraction of benzene curves/lines shown below, the total vapour pressure of an ideal mixture of benzene and toluene will follow the curve/line.

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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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For a dilute solution containing 2.5 g of a non-volatile non-electrolyte solution in 100 g of water, the elevation in boiling point at 1atm pressure is 2°C. Assuming the concentration of solute is much lower than the concentration of the solvent, the vapor pressure of the solution is (Kb = 0.76 K kg mol-1)

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Two liquids X and Y form an ideal solution. At 300 K, vapour pressure of the solution containing 1 mole of X and 3 mole of Y is 550 mm Hg. At the same temperature, if1  mole of Y is further added to this solution, vapour pressure of the solution increases by10 mm Hg . Vapour pressure (in mm Hg) of X and Y in their pure states will be, respectively

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The vapours pressure of pure components X and Y are 200 torr and 100 torr respectively. Assuming a solution of these components obeys Raoult's law, the mole fraction of component X in the vapours phase in equilibrium with a solution containing equimolecular of X and Y is

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30 g of urea M=60 g mol-1 is dissolved in 846 g of water. Calculate the vapour pressure of water for this solution if vapour pressure of pure water at 298 K is 23.8 mmHg.

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Which of the following units is most useful in relating concentration of solution with its vapour pressure?

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When partial pressure of solvent in solution of non-volatile solute is plotted against its mole fraction, nature of graph is

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Partial pressure of solvent (mole fraction=x1) in solution of non-volatile solute (mole fraction=x2) is given by equation,

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If Two liquids A and B which form a non-ideal solution which obey the  below equation as PT=PA0+3(PB0PA0)XB+2(PA0PB0)XB2.

Calculate the exact composition (by mole) when this mixture boils without change in composition at a definite temperature of an equimolar mixture of A and B is distilled, Where PA0 and PB0 , (PB0>PA0) are vapour pressures of A and B respectively XB= mole fraction of B in liquid phase