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Osmotic pressure observed when benzoic acid is dissolved in benzene is less than that expected from theoretical considerations. This is because

  1. A benzoic acid is an organic solute
  2. B benzoic acid has higher molar mass than benzene
  3. C benzoic acid gets associated in benzene
  4. D benzoic acid gets dissociated in benzene
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(C) benzoic acid gets associated in benzene

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Osmotic pressure is a colligative property. It depends upon the number of solute particles. Benzoic acid undergoes dimerisation. \(\therefore\) Number of particles reduces \((i < 1)\) Hence, osmotic pressure observed is less than the theoretical consideration.