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1 Which of these concentration terms changes when the temperature of a solution changes? Chemistry
Types of solutions and concentration
Easy
2 What is the molarity of a solution made by dissolving 4 g of NaOH in enough water to give 250 mL of solution?… Chemistry
Types of solutions and concentration
Easy
3 9 g of glucose (molar mass 180 g mol⁻¹) is dissolved in 500 g of water. What is the molality of the solution? Chemistry
Types of solutions and concentration
Medium
4 A solution contains 1 mol of ethanol and 4 mol of water. What is the mole fraction of ethanol? Chemistry
Types of solutions and concentration
Medium
5 Hydrogen gas absorbed in palladium metal is an example of which type of solution? Chemistry
Types of solutions and concentration
Hard
6 According to Henry's law, what happens to the solubility of a gas in water if its partial pressure is tripled… Chemistry
Solubility and Henry’s law
Easy
7 Why does a bottle of soda water fizz when it is opened? Chemistry
Solubility and Henry’s law
Easy
8 At a given temperature, four gases have Henry's law constants (in kbar) of 0.4, 1.7, 34 and 76.5. Which gas i… Chemistry
Solubility and Henry’s law
Medium
9 Why are the air tanks used by scuba divers diluted with helium? Chemistry
Solubility and Henry’s law
Medium
10 The dissolution of a certain solid in water is endothermic. How will its solubility change as the temperature… Chemistry
Solubility and Henry’s law
Hard
11 Which pair of liquids forms a nearly ideal solution? Chemistry
Vapour pressure and Raoult’s law
Easy
12 Which statement about a solution showing negative deviation from Raoult's law is correct? Chemistry
Vapour pressure and Raoult’s law
Easy
13 Liquids A and B form an ideal solution. p_A° = 400 mm Hg and p_B° = 200 mm Hg. What is the total vapour press… Chemistry
Vapour pressure and Raoult’s law
Medium
14 For the solution in which p_A° = 400 mm Hg, p_B° = 200 mm Hg and x_A = 0.25, what is the mole fraction of A i… Chemistry
Vapour pressure and Raoult’s law
Hard
15 Why can a 95% ethanol–water mixture not be made purer by simple fractional distillation? Chemistry
Vapour pressure and Raoult’s law
Medium
16 Which of these is NOT a colligative property? Chemistry
Colligative properties
Easy
17 What is the elevation in boiling point of a 0.5 mol kg⁻¹ aqueous solution of urea? (Kb of water = 0.52 K kg m… Chemistry
Colligative properties
Easy
18 What is the osmotic pressure of a 0.1 M solution of a non-electrolyte at 300 K? (R = 0.0821 L atm K⁻¹ mol⁻¹) Chemistry
Colligative properties
Medium
19 What happens to red blood cells placed in a solution with a salt concentration higher than that of blood plas… Chemistry
Colligative properties
Medium
20 In reverse osmosis used to desalinate seawater, what must be true of the pressure applied on the seawater sid… Chemistry
Colligative properties
Hard
21 What is the van't Hoff factor of K₂SO₄ assuming complete dissociation in water? Chemistry
Abnormal molar mass and van’t Hoff factor
Easy
22 Ethanoic acid forms dimers in benzene. Compared with its true molar mass, the molar mass found from freezing … Chemistry
Abnormal molar mass and van’t Hoff factor
Easy
23 What is the depression in freezing point of 0.1 mol kg⁻¹ aqueous NaCl, assuming complete dissociation? (Kf = … Chemistry
Abnormal molar mass and van’t Hoff factor
Medium
24 Which 0.1 mol kg⁻¹ aqueous solution has the lowest freezing point? Chemistry
Abnormal molar mass and van’t Hoff factor
Medium
25 A salt of type AB₂ dissociates partially in water and its van't Hoff factor is found to be 2.6. What is its d… Chemistry
Abnormal molar mass and van’t Hoff factor
Hard
26 In a Daniell cell, which process takes place at the anode? Chemistry
Galvanic cells and electrode potential
Easy
27 What is the role of a salt bridge in a galvanic cell? Chemistry
Galvanic cells and electrode potential
Easy
28 Given E°(Zn²⁺/Zn) = −0.76 V and E°(Cu²⁺/Cu) = +0.34 V, what is the standard EMF of the Daniell cell? Chemistry
Galvanic cells and electrode potential
Medium
29 E°(Ag⁺/Ag) = +0.80 V and E°(Cu²⁺/Cu) = +0.34 V. What happens when a copper strip is dipped into silver nitrat… Chemistry
Galvanic cells and electrode potential
Medium
30 Which of these is the strongest reducing agent, given E° values Li⁺/Li = −3.05 V, Na⁺/Na = −2.71 V, Mg²⁺/Mg =… Chemistry
Galvanic cells and electrode potential
Hard
31 Which relation correctly links the standard Gibbs energy change with the standard cell EMF? Chemistry
Nernst equation
Easy
32 What is the electrode potential of a hydrogen electrode in a solution of pH 1 at 298 K, with H₂ at 1 bar? Chemistry
Nernst equation
Easy
33 Calculate ΔG° for the Daniell cell (E°cell = 1.10 V, n = 2, F = 96500 C mol⁻¹). Chemistry
Nernst equation
Medium
34 For the cell Zn | Zn²⁺(0.1 M) || Cu²⁺(1 M) | Cu at 298 K, with E°cell = 1.10 V, what is E_cell? Chemistry
Nernst equation
Hard
35 A cell reaction involves 2 electrons and has E°cell = 0.2955 V at 298 K. What is its equilibrium constant? Chemistry
Nernst equation
Medium
36 How do conductivity (κ) and molar conductivity (Λm) of an electrolyte solution change on dilution? Chemistry
Conductance of electrolytic solutions
Easy
37 The resistance of a conductivity cell filled with 0.1 M KCl (κ = 0.0129 S cm⁻¹) is 100 Ω. What is the cell co… Chemistry
Conductance of electrolytic solutions
Medium
38 A 0.1 M solution has conductivity 0.012 S cm⁻¹. What is its molar conductivity? Chemistry
Conductance of electrolytic solutions
Easy
39 Given Λ°(CH₃COONa) = 91.0, Λ°(HCl) = 426.2 and Λ°(NaCl) = 126.5 S cm² mol⁻¹, what is Λ° for CH₃COOH? Chemistry
Conductance of electrolytic solutions
Medium
40 At a certain concentration, acetic acid has Λm = 39.07 S cm² mol⁻¹ and Λ°m = 390.7 S cm² mol⁻¹. What is its d… Chemistry
Conductance of electrolytic solutions
Hard
41 Which product forms at the cathode during electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride with inert electrodes? Chemistry
Electrolysis
Easy
42 How many faradays are needed to deposit 1 mol of aluminium from Al³⁺ ions? Chemistry
Electrolysis
Easy
43 A current of 2 A is passed through CuSO₄ solution for 965 s. What mass of copper is deposited? (Cu = 63.5 g m… Chemistry
Electrolysis
Medium
44 The same quantity of electricity that deposits 0.635 g of copper from Cu²⁺ is passed through AgNO₃ solution. … Chemistry
Electrolysis
Hard
45 What happens at the anode when aqueous copper sulphate is electrolysed using copper electrodes? Chemistry
Electrolysis
Medium
46 Which of these is a secondary (rechargeable) battery? Chemistry
Batteries, fuel cells and corrosion
Easy
47 What is the overall reaction in a hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell? Chemistry
Batteries, fuel cells and corrosion
Easy
48 Why does a mercury cell give a nearly constant voltage throughout its life? Chemistry
Batteries, fuel cells and corrosion
Medium
49 During discharge of a lead storage battery, what is formed at both electrodes? Chemistry
Batteries, fuel cells and corrosion
Medium
50 A scratched galvanised iron sheet still does not rust easily. What is the best explanation? Chemistry
Batteries, fuel cells and corrosion
Hard