Solution
Assignment 2
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1. If 11 g of oxalic acid are dissolved in 500 mL of solution (density = 1.1 g mL -
1
), what is the mass % of oxalic acid in solution? Ans. 2%
2. 2.46 g of sodium hydroxide (molar mass = 40) are dissolved in water and the
solution is made to 100 cm3 in a volumetric flash. Calculate the molarity of the
solution. Ans. 0.615 M
3. Calculate the molality ofa solution containing 20.7 g of potassium carbonate
dissolved in 500 mL of solution (assume density of solution = 1 g mL-1) Ans.
0.313 m
4. 2.5 g of ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) is dissolved in 75 g of benzene. Calculate
the molality of the solution. Ans. 0.556 M
5. Calculate the mole fraction of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) in a solution
containing 20% of C2H6O2 by mass. Ans. 0.932
6. Calculate the normality of solution containing 31.5 g of hydrated oxalic acid
(H2C2O4 2H2O) in 1250 mL of solution. Ans. 0.4 N
7. 2.82 g ofglucose (molar mass = 180) are dissolved in 30 g of water. Calculate
(a) the molality (b) mole fraction of glucose and water. Ans. 0.522 M
8. Calculate the molarity of pure water (density of water 1 g mL-1) Ans. 55.55
M
9. A solution is 25% water, 25% ethanol and 50% acetic acid by mass.
Calculate the mole fraction of each component. Ans. 0.502 , 0.196 , 0.302
10. Calculate the moles of methanol in 5 litres of its 2 m solution, if the density
of the solution is 0.981 kg L-1 (Molar mass of methanol = 32.0 g mol-1). Ans.
9.22 mol
11. Calculate the mass percentage of aspirin (C9H8O4) in acetonitrile (CH3CN)
when 6.5 g of C9H8O4 is dissolved in 450 g of CH3CN. Ans. 1.424 %
12. A solution of glucose in water is labelled as 10% (w/w). The density of the
solution is 1.20 g mL-1. Calculate (i) molalit (ii) molarity, and (iii) mole
fraction of each component in solution. Ans. 0.618 m
13. A commercially available sample of sulphuric acid is 15% H2SO4by weight
(density = 1.10 g mL-1). Calculate (i) molarity (ii) normality and (iii) molality
of the solution.
Ans. 1.68 M , 3.36 N , 1.8 m
14. A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2 g of sugar (C12H22O11).
Calculate:
(i) molal concentration, and
(ii) mole fraction of sugar in the syrup. Ans. 0.56 m , 0.0099
15. An antifreeze solution is prepared from 222.6 g of ethylene glycol,
C2H4(OH)2 and 200 g of water. Calculate the molality of the solution. If the
density of this solution be 1.072 g mL-1, what will be the molarity of the
solution? Ans. 17.95 m , 9.11 M
16. What is the mole fraction of the solute in 2.5 m aqueous solution? Ans.
0.043
17. Calculate the volume of 80% H2SO4by weight (density = 1.80 g mL-1)
required to prepare 1L of 0.2 M H2SO4. Ans. 13.60 mL
18. The mole fraction of benzene in a solution with toluene is 0.50. Calculate
the mass percent of benzene in the solution. Ans. 45.9 wt%
19. A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with
chloroform (CHCl3), supposed to be carcinogen. The level of contamination
was 15 ppm (by mass).
(i) Express this in percent by mass.
(ii) Determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.
Ans. 1.5 × 10–3%, 1.255 × 10–4 m
20. The mole fraction of water in a sulphuric acid solution is 0.85. Calculate the
molality of the solution. Ans. 9.8 m
21. How many In L of sulphuric acid density 1.84 g mL-1 containing 95.6 mass
% of H2SO4 Should be added to one litre of 40 mass % solution of H2SO4 of
density 1.31 g mL-1 in order to prepare 50 mass % solution of sulphuric acid of
density 1,40 g mL-1. Ans. 166.2 mL
22. How many mL of a 0.1M HCI are required to react completely with 1 g
mixture of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 containing equimolar amounts of two? Ans.
157.8 mL
23. A 6.90 M solution ofKOH in water contains 30% by mass of KOH.
Calculate the density of the KOH solution. (Molar mass of KOH = 56 g mol -1).
Ans. 1.288 g mL–1
24. Calculate the percentage composition in terms of mass of a solution
obtained by mixing 300 g of a 25% and 400 g of a 40% solution by mass. Ans.
33.57%, 66.43%
25. In a solution of benzene in chloroform (CHCl3), the mole fraction of
benzene is 0.45. Calculate its percentage by weight in the mixture. Ans. 34.8%
26. 8.0575 x 10-2 kg of Glauber's salt is dissolved in water to obtain 1 dm 3 of
solution of density 1077.2 kg m-3. Calculate (i) the molarity (ii) the molality and
(iii) mole fraction of Na2SO4 in the solution(Atomic masses : Na = 23.00, S =
32.10, O = 16.00, H = 1.01) Ans. (i) 0.25M (ii) 0.24 m (iii) 0.0043
27. Calculate the molarity of a solution of CaCl2 if on chemical analysis it is
found that 500 mL of CaCl2 solution contain 1.505 x 1023 Cl- ions. Ans. 0.25 M
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28. 100 mL of a solution containing 5 g ofNaOH are mixed with 200 mL of
5
NaOH solution. Calculate the molarity of the resulting solution. Ans. 0.55 M
29. The density of a 2.05 M acetic acid in water is 1.02 g cm-3. Calculate the
molality of the solution. Ans. 2.29 m
30. Concentrated HNO3 used in the laboratory is usually 69% by mass of HNO3.
Calculate the volume of the solution which contains 23 g of HNO 3. The density
of concentrated HNO3 is 1.41 g cm-3. Ans. 23.6 cm3
31. Battery acid is 4.27 M H2SO4 (aq) and has density of 1.25 g mL-1. What is
the molality of H2SO4 in the solution? Ans. 5.135 m
32. Determine the molarity of an antifreeze solution containing 250 g water
mixed with 222 g ethylene glycol (C2H6O2). The density of this solution is 1.07
g/mL. Ans. 8.12 M
Part 2
Q.1 Calculate the mole ratio of C2H5OH and CH3OH in aqueous solution if
molality of C2H5OH is 40/9 and mole fraction of CH3OH is 0.1 in
solution.
Q.2 Molarity of aqueous NaOH solution will be, if mole fraction of NaOH in
the solution is 0.5.
[Given : Density of pure NaOH = 4 gm/ml]
Q.3 The density of toluene (C7H8) is 0.8 g/ml and density of thiophene
(C4H4S) is 1 g/ml. Asolution is made by dissolving 8.4 g of thiophene in
250 ml of toluene calculate
(a) mole fraction of thiophene in the solution.
(b) molality of thiophene in the solution
(c) Assuming that volume of solute and solvent are additive, what is the
molarity of thiophene in the solution.
Q.4 Commercial aqueous nitric acid has density 1.4 g/ml and molarity 15
M. Calculate the percentage of HNO3 by mass in the solution.
Q.5 Calculate molality of 2M aqueous solution of NaOH having density 1.2
g/ml.
