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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 -1. Solution and colligative properties

When \(0.25\) moles of a non-volatile, non-ionizable solute was dissolved in \(1\) mole of a solvent the vapor pressure of solution was \(x\%\) of vapor pressure of pure solvent. What is \(x\%\)?

  1. A \(50\%\)
  2. B \(60\%\)
  3. C \(70\%\)
  4. D \(80\%\)
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(D) \(80\%\)

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Moles of solute, \(n_B = 0.25\) Moles of solvent, \(n_A = 1\) Mole fraction of solvent, \(X_A = \dfrac{n_A}{n_A + n_B} = \dfrac{1}{1 + 0.25} = \dfrac{1}{1.25} = 0.8\) According to Raoult's law, the vapor pressure of the solution is given by \(P_s = P^0 X_A\)…
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