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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
At the freezing point of a solvent, the solid and the liquid are in equilibrium. Therefore, a solution will freeze when its vapour pressure becomes equal to the vapour pressure of the pure solid solvent. It has been observed that when a non-volatile solute is added to a solvent, the freezing point of the solution is always lower than that of the pure solvent. Depression in freezing point can be given as, $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}=\text{K}_\text{f}\text{m}$ Where, $K_f =$ Molal freezing point depression constant or we can write, $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}=\frac{\text{K}_\text{f}\times\text{W}_\text{B}\times1000}{\text{W}_A\times\text{M}_\text{B}}$
a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
At the freezing point of a solvent, the solid and the liquid are in equilibrium. Therefore, a solution will freeze when its vapour pressure becomes equal to the vapour pressure of the pure solid solvent. It has been observed that when a non-volatile solute is added to a solvent, the freezing point of the solution is always lower than that of the pure solvent. Depression in freezing point can be given as, $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}=\text{K}_\text{f}\text{m}$ Where, $K_f =$ Molal freezing point depression constant or we can write, $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}=\frac{\text{K}_\text{f}\times\text{W}_\text{B}\times1000}{\text{W}_A\times\text{M}_\text{B}}$
a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
- Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
- Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
- Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
- Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
- Assertion: $0.1M$ solution of glucose has same depression in the freezing point as $0.1M$ solution of urea.
- Assertion: Increasing pressure on pure water decreases its freezing point.
- Assertion: Larger the value of cryoscopic constant of the solvent, lesser will be the freezing point of the solution.
- Assertion: The water pouch of instant cold pack for treating athletic injuries breaks when squeezed and NH4N03 dissolves thus lowering the temperature.
- Assertion: If a non-volatile solute is mixed in a solution then elevation in boiling point and depression in freezing point both wiII be same.
Answer
Depression in freezing point is a colligative property which depends on the number of particles present in the solution. As both 0.1M solution of glucose and $0.1M$ solution of urea contain same number of moles (number of particles) therefore, both will have same depression in freezing point.
Density of water is maximum at $4^\circ C$ i.e., $277K.$
Freezing point of a substance is defined as the temperature at which the vapour pressure of its liquid is equal to the vapour pressure of the corresponding solid. Since the addition of a non-volatile solute always lowers the vapour pressure of solvent, therefore it will be in equilibrium with solid phase at a lower pressure and hence at a lower temperature.
Elevation in boiling point $(\Delta\text{T}_\text{b})=\text{K}_\text{b}\times\text{m}$ Depression in freezing point $(\Delta\text{T}_\text{f})=\text{K}_\text{f}\times\text{m}$ Elevation in boiling point and depression in freezing point are colligative properties i.e., they depend only on the number of particles of the solute. Value of $K_b$ and $K_f $ are different, so $\Delta\text{T}_\text{b}$ and $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}$ are also different.
View full question & answer→- (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
Depression in freezing point is a colligative property which depends on the number of particles present in the solution. As both 0.1M solution of glucose and $0.1M$ solution of urea contain same number of moles (number of particles) therefore, both will have same depression in freezing point.
- (c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Density of water is maximum at $4^\circ C$ i.e., $277K.$
- (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
- (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
Freezing point of a substance is defined as the temperature at which the vapour pressure of its liquid is equal to the vapour pressure of the corresponding solid. Since the addition of a non-volatile solute always lowers the vapour pressure of solvent, therefore it will be in equilibrium with solid phase at a lower pressure and hence at a lower temperature.
- (d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Elevation in boiling point $(\Delta\text{T}_\text{b})=\text{K}_\text{b}\times\text{m}$ Depression in freezing point $(\Delta\text{T}_\text{f})=\text{K}_\text{f}\times\text{m}$ Elevation in boiling point and depression in freezing point are colligative properties i.e., they depend only on the number of particles of the solute. Value of $K_b$ and $K_f $ are different, so $\Delta\text{T}_\text{b}$ and $\Delta\text{T}_\text{f}$ are also different.
