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How does sprinkling of salt help in clearing the snow covered roads in hilly areas? Explain the phenomenon involved in the process.

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How does sprinkling of salt help in clearing the snow covered roads in hilly areas? Explain the phenomenon involved in the process.

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When salt is spread over snow covered roads, it lowers the freezing point of water to such an extent that water does not freeze to form ice. As a result, the snow starts melting from the surface and therefore, it helps in clearing the roads. Hence, common salt acts as de-icing agent.

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अध्याय 2: Solutions - Exercises [पृष्ठ २५]

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अध्याय 2 Solutions
Exercises | Q III. 44. | पृष्ठ २५

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Define Cryoscopic constant.


Calculate the amount of CaCl2 (molar mass = 111 g mol−1) which must be added to 500 g of water to lower its freezing point by 2 K, assuming CaCl2 is completely dissociated. (Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol−1)


Calculate the freezing point of solution when 1.9 g of MgCl2 (M = 95 g mol−1) was dissolved in 50 g of water, assuming MgCl2 undergoes complete ionization.

(Kf for water = 1.86 K kg mol−1)


When 2.56 g of sulphur was dissolved in 100 g of CS2, the freezing point lowered by 0.383 K. Calculate the formula of sulphur (Sx).

(Kf for CS2 = 3.83 K kg mol−1, Atomic mass of sulphur = 32 g mol−1]


Calculate the mass of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C, C6H8O6) to be dissolved in 75 g of acetic acid to lower its melting point by 1.5°C. Kf = 3.9 K kg mol−1.


Define Freezing point.


Calculate the freezing point of a solution containing 60 g of glucose (Molar mass = 180 g mol–1) in 250 g of water. (Kf of water = 1.86 K kg mol–1)


Pure benzene freezes at 5.45°C. A 0.374 m solution of tetrachloroethane in benzene freezes at 3.55°C. The Kf for benzene is:


0.01 M solution of KCl and BaCl2 are prepared in water. The freezing point of KCl is found to be – 2°C. What is the freezing point of BaCl2 to be completely ionised?


Which of the following statement is false?


If molality of dilute solution is doubled, the value of molal depression constant (Kf) will be ______.


Which has the highest freezing point?


Assertion: When NaCl is added to water a depression in freezing point is observed.

Reason: The lowering of vapour pressure of a solution causes depression in the freezing point.


Calculate freezing point depression expected for 0.0711 m aqueous solution of Na2SO4. If this solution actually freezes at – 0.320°C, what will be the value of van't Hoff factor? (kg for water = 108b°C mol–1)


Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Henna is investigating the melting point of different salt solutions.
She makes a salt solution using 10 mL of water with a known mass of NaCl salt.
She puts the salt solution into a freezer and leaves it to freeze.
She takes the frozen salt solution out of the freezer and measures the temperature when the frozen salt solution melts.
She repeats each experiment.

 

S.No Mass of the salt
used in g
Melting point in °C
Readings Set 1 Reading Set 2
1 0.3 -1.9 -1.9
2 0.4 -2.5 -2.6
3 0.5 -3.0 -5.5
4 0.6 -3.8 -3.8
5 0.8 -5.1 -5.0
6 1.0 -6.4 -6.3

Assuming the melting point of pure water as 0°C, answer the following questions:

  1. One temperature in the second set of results does not fit the pattern. Which temperature is that? Justify your answer.
  2. Why did Henna collect two sets of results?
  3. In place of NaCl, if Henna had used glucose, what would have been the melting point of the solution with 0.6 g glucose in it?
    OR
    What is the predicted melting point if 1.2 g of salt is added to 10 mL of water? Justify your answer.

Out of the following 1.0 M aqueous solution, which one will show the largest freezing point depression?


Ibrahim collected 10 mL each of fresh water and ocean water. He observed that one sample labeled “P” froze at 0° C while the other “Q” at -1.3° C. Ibrahim forgot which of the two, “P” or “Q” was ocean water. Help him identify which container contains ocean water, giving rationalization for your answer.


The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same amount of acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid increases in the order given above. Explain briefly.


The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same amount of acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid increases in the order given above. Explain briefly.


The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same amount of acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and trifluoroacetic acid increases in the order given above. Explain briefly.


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