Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions

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1. The molality of pure water is
(a) 55.5
(b) 50.5
(c) 18
(d) 60.5

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) Molality = Number of moles/kg of solvent
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 3


2. The number of moles of NaCl in 3 litres of 3M solution is
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 9
(d) 27

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) 3M solution means 3 moles in 1 litre.
∴ 9 moles in 3 litre.


3. 4L of 0.02 M aqueous solution of NaCl was diluted by adding one litre of water. The molality of the resultant solution is ________ .[NCERT Exemplar]
(a) 0.004
(b) 0.008
(c) 0.012
(d) 0.016

Answer/Explanation

Answer: d
Explaination:
(d) M1V1 = M2V2
0.02 × 4 = M2 × (4 + 1)
⇒ M2 = \(\frac{0.08}{5}\) = 0.016


4. Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high altitude is due to _________ .[NCERT Exemplar]
(a) low temperature
(b) low atmospheric pressure
(c) high atmospheric pressure
(d) both low temperature and high atmospheric pressure

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
(b) Low atmospheric pressure will lead to low concentration of oxygen blood.


5. Considering the formation, breaking and strength of hydrogen bond, predict which of the following mixtures will show a positive deviation from Raoult’s law? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) Methanol and acetone.
(b) Chloroform and acetone.
(c) Nitric acid and water.
(d) Phenol and aniline.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) CH3OH and acetone, on mixing force of attraction will decrease.


6. Which of the following aqueous solutions should have the highest boiling point? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) 1.0 M NaOH
(b) 1.0 M Na2SO4
(c) 1.0 M NH4NO3
(d) 1.0 M KNO3

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
(b) Because i = 3, ∆Tb ∝ i, Boiling point ∝ ∆Tb.


7. In comparison to a 0.01 M solution of glucose, the depression in freezing point of a 0.01 M MgCl2 solution is _________ . [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) the same
(b) about twice
(c) about three times
(d) about six times

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) It will be nearly 3 times because number of particles in MgCl2 → Mg2+ + 2Cl are thrice than glucose.


8. An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle, shrivels because _________ . [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) it gains water due to osmosis.
(b) it loses water due to reverse osmosis.
(c) it gains water due to reverse osmosis.
(d) it loses water due to osmosis.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
(d) Concentrated salt solution is hypertonic solution, therefore, fluids inside mango will come out and it shrivels.


9. Which of the following statements is false? [NCERT Exemplar]
(а) Two different solutions of sucrose of same molality prepared in different solvents will have the same depression in freezing point.
(b) The osmotic pressure of a solution is given by the equation π = CRT (where C is the molarity of the solution).
(c) Decreasing order of osmotic pressure for 0.01 M aqueous solutions of barium chloride, potassium chloride, acetic acid and sucrose is
BaCl2 > KCl > CH3COOH > sucrose.
(d) According to Raoult’s law, the vapour pressure exerted by a volatile component of a solution is directly proportional to its mole fraction in the solution.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
(a) is false because ∆Tf will depend upon nature of solvent and their Kf.


10. The value of Henry’s constant KH is _________ .[NCERT Exemplar]
(а) greater for gases with higher solubility.
(b) greater for gases with lower solubility.
(c) constant for all gases.
(d) not related to the solubility of gases.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
(b) Higher the value of KH, lower will be solubility.


11. Consider the figure and mark the correct option. [NCERT Exemplar]
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 1
(a) water will move from side (A) to side (B) if a pressure lower than osmotic pressure is applied on piston (B).
(b) water will move from side (B) to side (A) if a pressure greater than osmotic , pressure is applied on piston (B).
(c) water will move from side (B) to side (A) if a pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied on piston (B).
(d) water will move from side (A) to side (B) if pressure equal to osmotic pressure is applied on piston (A).

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
(b) Reverse osmosis will take place.


12. We have three aqueous solutions of NaCl labelled as ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ with concentrations 0.1M, 0.01M and 0.001M, respectively. The value of van’t Hoff factor for these solutions will be in the order __________ . [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) iA < iB < iC
(b) iA > iB > iC
(c) iA = iB = iC
(d) iA < iB > iC

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) van’t Hoff factor (i) does not depend upon concentration.


13. A solution containing 10 g per dm3 of urea (molar mass 60 g mol-1) is isotonic with 5% solution of non-volatile solute, MB of solute is
(a) 300 g mol-1
(b) 350 g mol-1
(c) 200 g mol-1
(d) 250 g mol-1

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) \(\frac{1}{60}=\frac{5}{x}\)
⇒ x = 300 g mol-1
1000 cm3 contains 10 g
100 cm3 contains 1 g, i.e., 1%.


14. Cone. H2SO4 is 98 % H2SO4 by mass has d = 1.84 g cm-3. Volume of acid required to make one litre of 0.1 M H2SO4 is
(a) 5.55 mL
(b) 10 mL
(c) 20 mL
(d) 30 mL

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 4


15. What is mole fraction of solute in 1.00 m aqueous solution?
(a) 0.0354
(b) 0.0177
(c) 0.177
(d) 1.770

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 5


16. When 1 mole of benzene is mixed with 1 mole of toluene (vapour pressure of benzene – 12.8 kPa, Toluene = 3.85 kPa)
(a) The vapour will contain equal amount of benzene and toluene.
(b) Not enough information is given for prediction.
(c) The vapour will contain a higher percentage of benzene.
(d) The vapour will contain higher percentage of toluene.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) It is because benzene has high vapour pressure, it will form more vapours as compared to toluene.


17. At 100°C, the vapour pressure of a solution of 6.5 g of solute in 100 g of water is 732 mm. If Kb is 0.52 K/m, the boiling point of solution will be [HOTS]
(a) 102°C
(b) 103°C
(c) 101 °C
(d) 100°C

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 6


18. Which of the following is incorrect for an ideal solution?
(a) ∆Hmix =0
(b) ∆Vmix = 0
(c) ∆P = Pobs – Pcalculated = 0
(d) ∆Gmix = 0

Answer/Explanation

Answer: d
Explaination:
(d) ∆G cannot be equal to zero because mixing does not lead to equilibrium.


19. If molality of dilute solution is doubled, the value of molal depression constant (Kf) will be
(a) halved
(b) tripled
(c) unchanged
(d) doubled

Answer/Explanation

Answer: c
Explaination:
(c) Kf does not depend upon ‘mMt depends upon nature of solvent.


20. The temperature at which 10% aqueous solution of (W/V) of glucose will show the osmotic pressure of 16.4 atom is (R = 0.082 L atom K-1 mol-1)
(a) 360°C
(b) 180 K
(c) 300 K
(d) 360 K

Answer/Explanation

Answer: d
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 7


21. Which has the highest freezing point?
(a) 1 M glucose
(b) 1 M NaCl
(c) 1 M CaCl2
(d) 1 M AlF3

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) 1 M glucose solution has highest freezing point because it has lowest ∆Tf because i = l.


Note: In the following questions two or more options may be correct. (Q.22 to Q.24)
22. Which of the following is correct. [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) KJJ increases with increase in temperature (KH is Henry’s law constant).
(b) Solubility of gas in liquid decreases with increases in temperature.
(c) KJJ decreases with increase in temperature.
(d) Solubility of gas in liquid increases with increase in temperature.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) and (b) are correct pgas = KH × xgas
KH increases with increase in temperature, decreases, i.e., solubility of gas in liquid decreases with increase in temperature.


23. Benzoic acid, when dissolved in benzene, which of the following is correct. [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) The benzoic acid will undergo dissociation.
(b) The benzoic acid will undergo association.
(c) Observed molar mass of benzoic acid in benzene will less than normal molar mass.
(d) Observed molar mass of benzoic acid in benzene is more than normal molar mass.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: b
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 8
Molar mass will be nearly double due to dimerisation.


24. Relative lowering of vapour pressure is a colligative property because ________ . [NCERT Exemplar]
(а) It depends on the concentration of a non electrolyte solute in solution and does not depend on the nature of the solute molecules.
(b) It depends on number of particles of electrolyte solute in solution and does not depend on the nature of the solute particles.
(c) It depends on the concentration of a non electrolyte solute in solution as well as on the nature of the solute molecules.
(d) It depends on the concentration of an electrolyte or nonelectrolyte solute in solution as well as on the nature of solute molecules.

Answer/Explanation

Answer: a
Explaination:
(a) and (b) colligative property depends upon number of particles of solute in both electrolyte and non-electrolyte.


25. Match the items given in Column I with the type of solutions given in Column II. [NCERT Exemplar]
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 2

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
(a) – (v)
(b) – (iii)
(c) – (iv)
(d) – (ii)
(e) – (i)


26. In the following question a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion and reason both are incorrect statements.
(e) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Assertion: When methyl alcohol is added to water, boiling point of water increases. Reason: When a volatile solute is added to a volatile solvent elevation in boiling point is observed. [NCERT Exemplar]

Answer/Explanation

Answer: d
Explaination:
(d) Assertion and reason both are incorrect statements.


27. Mole fraction of glycerine C3H5(OH)3 in solution containing 36 g of water and 46 g of glycerine is
(a) 0.46
(b) 0.40
(c) 0.20
(d) 0.36

Answer

Answer: c


28. Out of molality (m), molarity (M), formality (F) and mole fraction (x), those which are independent of temperature are
(a) M, m
(b) F, x
(c) m, x
(d) M, x

Answer

Answer: c


29. Which of the following condition is not satisfied by an ideal solution?
(a) ΔHmixing = 0
(b) ΔVmixing = 0
(c) Raoult’s Law is obeyed
(d) Formation of an azeotropic mixture

Answer

Answer: d


30. The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture of water and ethanol is less than that of water and ethanol. The mixture shows
(a) no deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(b) positive deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(c) negative deviation from Raoult’s Law.
(d) that the solution is unsaturated.

Answer

Answer: b


31. Which has the lowest boiling point at 1 atm pressure?
(a) 0.1 M KCl
(b) 0.1 M Urea
(c) 0.1 M CaCl2
(d) 0.1 M A1Cl3

Answer

Answer: b


32. Osmotic pressure of a solution is 0.0821 atm at a temperature of 300 K. The concentration in moles/litre will be
(a) 0.33
(b) 0.666
(c) 0.3 × 10-2
(d) 3

Answer

Answer: c


33. People add sodium chloride to water while boiling eggs. This is to
(a) decrease the boiling point.
(b) increase the boiling point.
(c) prevent the breaking of eggs.
(d) make eggs tasty.

Answer

Answer: b


34. The van’t Hoff factor (i) accounts for
(a) degree of solubilisation of solute.
(b) the extent of dissociation of solute.
(c) the extent of dissolution of solute.
(d) the degree of decomposition of solution.

Answer

Answer: b


35. Which relationship is not correct?
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions

Answer

Answer: b


36. The molal elevation constant depends upon
(a) nature of solute.
(b) nature of the solvent.
(c) vapour pressure of the solution.
(d) enthalpy change.

Answer

Answer: b


37. The process used for desalination of water is _________ .

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: reverse osmosis


38. Vapour pressure is _________ proportional to temperature.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: directly


39. Ethylene glycol is used as _________ .

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: antifreeze


40. All intravenous injections must be isotonic with body fluids. [True/False]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: True.


41. Diabetic patients are likely to have high blood pressure. [True/False]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: True.


42. Common salt is non-electrolyte. [True/False]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: False, common salt is electrolyte.


43. State the main advantage of molality over molarity as the unit of concentration. [DoE]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Molality is more accurate than molarity because molality does not depend on temperature as mass does not change with temperature.


44. Define molality in terms of elevation in boiling point.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Molality is defined as the ratio of elevation in boiling point and KA (molal elevation constant).


45. State Raoulf s law for a solution containing volatile components. [Foreign 2012,11]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
The vapour pressure of each component is directly proportional to the mole fraction of each component.
\(P_{A}=P_{A}^{\circ} x_{A}, P_{B}=P_{B}^{\circ} x_{B}\)
where PA and PB = Vapour pressure of components ‘A’ and ‘B’.
\(p_{A}^{\circ} \text { and } p_{B}^{\circ}\) = Vapour pressure of pure components ‘A’ and ‘B.
xA and xB = Mole fractions of ‘A’ and ‘B’.


46. Two liquids A and 5 boil at 145 °C and 190 °C respectively. Which of them has a higher vapour pressure at 80 °C?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
‘A’ because lower the boiling point, higher will be vapour pressure.


47. What are the values of AH and AV for an ideal solution of two liquids?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
∆H = 0, ∆V = 0 for an ideal solution of two liquids.


48. Give reason when 30 mL of ethyl alcohol and 30 mL of water are mixed, the volume of resulting solution is more than 60 mL.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
It is because forces of attraction between ethyl alcohol and water are less than ethanol-ethanol and water-water. It shows positive deviation.


49. 10 mL of liquid A was mixed with 10 mL of liquid B. The volume of the resulting solution was found to be 19.9 mL. What do you conclude? [Delhi 2018(C) Blind]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
It means solution shows -ve deviation from Raoult’s law due to increase in force of attraction, volume decreases, e.g. chloroform and acetone.


50. What are azeotropes? Give an example. [Delhi 2014]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Azeotropes are constant boiling mixtures which distill out unchanged in their composition, e.g. ethanol and water.


51. Define Ebullioscopic constant or molal elevation constant. [Foreign 2012; DoE]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Molal Elevation Constant (Ebullioscopic Constant): It is equal to elevation in boiling point of 1 molal solution, i.e. 1 mole of solute is dissolved in 1 kg of solvent. It is also called ebullioscopic constant. The units of Kb is K/m or °C/m or K kg mol-1, where ‘m’ is molality.


52. Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 60 g of glucose (molar mass 180 g mol-1) in 250 g of water. [Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol-1] [CBSE 2018]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 9


53. What is anti-freeze?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Anti-freeze is a substance which is added to solvent to lower its freezing point. It is used in car radiators to lower the freezing point of water, e.g. ethylene glycol.


54. What is ‘semipermeable’ membrane?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
It is the membrane which has sub- microscopic pores through which small solvent molecules like water can pass but bigger solute particles cannot pass.


55. Define osmotic pressure. [AI 2013; DoE]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
It is the extra pressure which must be applied on solution side so as to prevent the flow of solvent molecules from solution through semipermeable membrane.


56. Measurement of which colligative property is preferred for determination of molar mass 112 la^etAen- Objective Type Questions of macromolecules such as proteins and polymers. [Foreign 2013,17; DoE; CBSE 2016,18]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: Osmotic pressure.


57. A person suffering from high blood pressure should take less common salt, why? [DoE]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Common salt contains Na+ and Cl which increase osmotic pressure of blood, therefore, increase blood pressure.


58. What is meant by ‘reverse osmosis’? [AI 2011; DoE]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Reverse Osmosis: If extra pressure is applied on the solution side and exceeds the osmotic pressure, the osmosis can be reversed. That is, pure water can be forced out of the solution to pass through the pores of the membrane in the opposite direction. This is called reverse osmosis.


59. Give an example of a material used for making semipermeable membrane for carrying out reverse osmosis.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination: Cellulose acetate.


60. A 10% solution of urea is isotonic with 20% solution of V at same temperature. Calculate molecular weight of x.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:


61. Why do doctors advise gargles by saline water in case of sore throat? [HOTS]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Saline water is hypertonic solution, therefore, fluids causing irritation in throat will come out.


62. When outer shell of two eggs are removed, one of the eggs is placed in pure water and other is placed in saturated solution of NaCl, what will be observed and why? [HOTS]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
The egg placed in pure water will swell, whereas the egg placed in saturated solution of NaCl will shrink.


63. Of 0.1 molal solutions of glucose and potassium chloride respectively, which one will have a higher boiling point? [CBSE 2018]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
0.1 molal KC1 solution will have higher boiling point because KC1 dissociates into K+ and CF ions, therefore, number of particles will be doubled.


64. What is expected value of van’t Hoff factor for K3[Fe(CN)6].

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 10


65. What would be the value of van’t Hoff factor for a dilute solution of K2SO4 in water?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 11


66. In the determination of molar mass of A+ B using a colligative property, what may be the value of van’t Hoff factor if the solute is 50% dissociated?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Chemistry MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 2 Solutions 12


67. What possible value of ‘i’ will it have if solute molecules undergo association in solution? [AI 2014(C)]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
i < 1, if solute molecules undergo association.


68. Predict whether van’t Hoff factor, (i) is less than one or greater than one in the following:
(i) CH3COOH dissolved in water.
(ii) CH3COOH dissolved in benzene. [Chennai 2019]

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
(i) It will be more than 1 because
CH3COOH will dissociate into CH3COO and H+.
(ii) CH3COOH dissolved in benzene will form dimer i.e. undergo association, therefore, i < 1.


69. Why is osmotic pressure of l M KCl is higher than that of l M urea solution?

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
l M KCl solution dissociates into K+ and Cl, therefore, its osmotic pressure is higher than that of l M solution of urea which does not dissociate.


70. State how does osmotic pressure vary with temperature.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:
Explaination:
Osmotic pressure increases with increase in temperature.


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