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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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पाठ 2: Solutions - Exercises [पृष्ठ २५]

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एनसीईआरटी एक्झांप्लर Chemistry Exemplar [English] Class 12
पाठ 2 Solutions
Exercises | Q III. 44. | पृष्ठ २५

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

1.0 x10-3Kg of urea when dissolved in 0.0985 Kg of a solvent, decreases freezing point of the solvent by 0.211 k. 1.6x10 Kg of another non-electrolyte solute when dissolved in 0.086 Kg of the same solvent depresses the freezing point by 0.34 K. Calculate the molar mass of the another solute. (Given molar mass of urea = 60)


Define Cryoscopic constant.


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)


Two elements A and B form compounds having formula AB2 and AB4. When dissolved in 20 g of benzene (C6H6), 1 g of AB2 lowers the freezing point by 2.3 K whereas 1.0 g of AB4 lowers it by 1.3 K. The molar depression constant for benzene is 5.1 K kg mol−1. Calculate the atomic masses of A and B.


Calculate the depression in the freezing point of water when 10 g of CH3CH2CHClCOOH is added to 250 g of water. Ka = 1.4 × 10−3, K= 1.86 K kg mol−1.


Define Freezing point.


What is the freezing point of a liquid? The freezing point of pure benzene is 278.4 K. Calculate the freezing point of the solution when 2.0 g of a solute having molecular weight 100 g mol-1
 is added to 100 g of benzene.
( Kf of benzene = 5.12 K kg mol-1 .) 


A 4% solution(w/w) of sucrose (M = 342 g mol−1) in water has a freezing point of 271.15 K. Calculate the freezing point of 5% glucose (M = 180 g mol−1) in water.
(Given: Freezing point of pure water = 273.15 K)


A solution containing 1.8 g of a compound (empirical formula CH2O) in 40 g of water is observed to freeze at –0.465° C. The molecular formula of the compound is (Kf of water = 1.86 kg K mol–1):


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


Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Cryoscopic constant depends on nature of solvent.

Reason (R): Cryoscopic constant is a universal constant.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:


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)


1.2 mL of acetic acid is dissolved in water to make 2.0 L of solution. The depression in freezing point observed for this strength of acid is 0.0198° C. The percentage of dissociation of the acid is ______. [Nearest integer]

[Given: Density of acetic acid is 1.02 g mL–1, Molar mass of acetic acid is 60 g/mol.]

Kf(H2O) = 1.85 K kg mol–1


Of the following four aqueous solutions, total number of those solutions whose freezing points is lower than that of 0.10 M C2H5OH is ______. (Integer answer)

  1. 0.10 M Ba3 (PO4)2
  2. 0.10 M Na2 SO4
  3. 0.10 M KCl
  4. 0.10 M Li3 PO

40 g of glucose (Molar mass = 180) is mixed with 200 mL of water. The freezing point of solution is ______ K. (Nearest integer)

[Given : Kf = 1.86 K kg mol-1; Density of water = 1.00 g cm-3; Freezing point of water = 273.15 K]


When 25.6 g of sulphur was dissolved in 1000 g of benzene, the freezing point lowered by 0.512 K. Calculate the formula of sulphur (Sr).

(Kf for benzene = 5.12 K kg mol−1, Atomic mass of sulphur = 32 g mol−1)


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


The depression in the 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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