NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 1 – Solutions
In-text Questions (Page Number: 5)
Q1: Calculate the mass percentage of benzene (\( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \)) and carbon tetrachloride (\( \text{CCl}_4 \)) if 22 g of benzene is dissolved in 122 g of carbon tetrachloride.

Answer:
Total mass of the solution = Mass of \( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \) + Mass of \( \text{CCl}_4 \)
= \( 22\text{ g} + 122\text{ g} = 144\text{ g} \)
Mass percentage of \( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \):
\[ \text{Mass \% of } \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 = \frac{\text{Mass of } \text{C}_6\text{H}_6}{\text{Total mass of solution}} \times 100 \] \[ = \frac{22}{144} \times 100 = 15.28\% \]
Mass percentage of \( \text{CCl}_4 \):
\[ \text{Mass \% of } \text{CCl}_4 = \frac{\text{Mass of } \text{CCl}_4}{\text{Total mass of solution}} \times 100 \] \[ = \frac{122}{144} \times 100 = 84.72\% \]
Alternatively, Mass percentage of \( \text{CCl}_4 = (100 – 15.28)\% = 84.72\% \)
Q2: Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in solution containing 30% by mass in carbon tetrachloride.
Answer:
Let the total mass of the solution be 100 g. Then, mass of benzene (\( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \)) = 30 g and mass of carbon tetrachloride (\( \text{CCl}_4 \)) = \( 100 – 30 = 70\text{ g} \).
Molar mass of benzene (\( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \)) = \( (6 \times 12 + 6 \times 1) = 78\text{ g mol}^{-1} \)
Number of moles of \( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 = \frac{30}{78}\text{ mol} = 0.3846\text{ mol} \)
Molar mass of \( \text{CCl}_4 = (1 \times 12 + 4 \times 35.5) = 154\text{ g mol}^{-1} \)
Number of moles of \( \text{CCl}_4 = \frac{70}{154}\text{ mol} = 0.4545\text{ mol} \)
Mole fraction of \( \text{C}_6\text{H}_6 \):
\[ x_{\text{C}_6\text{H}_6} = \frac{n_{\text{C}_6\text{H}_6}}{n_{\text{C}_6\text{H}_6} + n_{\text{CCl}_4}} \] \[ = \frac{0.3846}{0.3846 + 0.4545} = 0.458 \]
Q3: Calculate the molarity of each of the following solutions: (a) 30 g of \( \text{Co(NO}_3)_2 \cdot 6\text{H}_2\text{O} \) in 4.3 L of solution (b) 30 mL of 0.5 M \( \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 \) diluted to 500 mL.
Answer:
Molarity is given by: \( \text{Molarity} = \frac{\text{Moles of solute}}{\text{Volume of solution in litre}} \)
(a) Molar mass of \( \text{Co(NO}_3)_2 \cdot 6\text{H}_2\text{O} = 59 + 2(14 + 3 \times 16) + 6 \times 18 = 291\text{ g mol}^{-1} \)
Moles of \( \text{Co(NO}_3)_2 \cdot 6\text{H}_2\text{O} = \frac{30}{291}\text{ mol} = 0.103\text{ mol} \)
Molarity = \( \frac{0.103\text{ mol}}{4.3\text{ L}} = 0.023\text{ M} \)
(b) Number of moles in 1000 mL of 0.5 M \( \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 = 0.5\text{ mol} \)
Number of moles in 30 mL of 0.5 M \( \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 = \frac{0.5 \times 30}{1000} = 0.015\text{ mol} \)
New Volume = 500 mL = 0.5 L
Molarity = \( \frac{0.015\text{ mol}}{0.5\text{ L}} = 0.03\text{ M} \)
Q4: Calculate the mass of urea (\( \text{NH}_2\text{CONH}_2 \)) required in making 2.5 kg of 0.25 molal aqueous solution.
Answer:
Molar mass of urea (\( \text{NH}_2\text{CONH}_2 \)) = \( 2(1 \times 14 + 2 \times 1) + 1 \times 12 + 1 \times 16 = 60\text{ g mol}^{-1} \)
0.25 molal aqueous solution means that 0.25 mol of urea is present in 1000 g of water.
Mass of urea in 1000 g water = \( 0.25 \times 60 = 15\text{ g} \)
Total mass of solution = \( 1000 + 15 = 1015\text{ g} = 1.015\text{ kg} \)
Mass of urea required for 1.015 kg solution = 15 g
Mass of urea required for 2.5 kg solution:
\[ = \frac{15 \times 2.5}{1.015} = 36.946\text{ g} \approx 37\text{ g} \]
Q5: Calculate (a) molality (b) molarity and (c) mole fraction of KI if the density of 20% (mass/mass) aqueous KI is \( 1.202\text{ g mL}^{-1} \).
Answer:
(a) Molar mass of KI = \( 39 + 127 = 166\text{ g mol}^{-1} \)
20% (w/w) KI means 20 g of KI is in 100 g of solution. Mass of water = \( 100 – 20 = 80\text{ g} = 0.08\text{ kg} \).
Moles of KI = \( \frac{20}{166} = 0.12\text{ mol} \)
Molality (\( m \)) = \( \frac{0.12\text{ mol}}{0.08\text{ kg}} = 1.5\text{ m} \)
(b) Density of solution = \( 1.202\text{ g mL}^{-1} \)
Volume of 100 g solution = \( \frac{100\text{ g}}{1.202\text{ g mL}^{-1}} = 83.19\text{ mL} = 83.19 \times 10^{-3}\text{ L} \)
Molarity (\( M \)) = \( \frac{0.12\text{ mol}}{83.19 \times 10^{-3}\text{ L}} = 1.44\text{ M} \)
(c) Moles of water = \( \frac{80}{18} = 4.44\text{ mol} \)
Mole fraction of KI (\( x_{KI} \)) = \( \frac{0.12}{0.12 + 4.44} = 0.0263 \)
Q7: Henry’s law constant for \( \text{CO}_2 \) in water is \( 1.67 \times 10^8\text{ Pa} \) at 298 K. Calculate the quantity of \( \text{CO}_2 \) in 500 mL of soda water when packed under 2.5 atm \( \text{CO}_2 \) pressure at 298 K.
Answer:
\( K_H = 1.67 \times 10^8\text{ Pa} \)
\( p = 2.5\text{ atm} = 2.5 \times 1.01325 \times 10^5\text{ Pa} = 2.533125 \times 10^5\text{ Pa} \)
According to Henry’s law: \( p = K_H x \)
\[ x = \frac{p}{K_H} = \frac{2.533125 \times 10^5}{1.67 \times 10^8} = 0.00152 \]
For 500 mL of water, \( n_{H_2O} \approx \frac{500}{18} = 27.78\text{ mol} \)
\[ x = \frac{n_{CO_2}}{n_{CO_2} + n_{H_2O}} \approx \frac{n_{CO_2}}{n_{H_2O}} \] \[ n_{CO_2} = x \times n_{H_2O} = 0.00152 \times 27.78 = 0.042\text{ mol} \]
Mass of \( \text{CO}_2 = 0.042 \times 44 = 1.848\text{ g} \)
Exercise Questions
Q1: Define the term solution. How many types of solutions are formed? Write briefly about each type with an example.
Homogeneous mixtures of two or more than two components are known as solutions. There are three main types:
- Gaseous solution: Solvent is a gas (e.g., mixture of oxygen and nitrogen).
- Liquid solution: Solvent is a liquid (e.g., ethanol in water).
- Solid solution: Solvent is a solid (e.g., alloys like brass).
Q3: Define the following terms: (i) Mole fraction (ii) Molality (iii) Molarity (iv) Mass percentage.
(i) Mole fraction: Ratio of moles of a component to the total moles of all components.
(ii) Molality (m): Moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.
(iii) Molarity (M): Moles of solute per litre of solution.
(iv) Mass percentage: Mass of solute in grams present in 100 g of solution.
Q6: How many mL of 0.1 M HCl are required to react completely with 1 g mixture of \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 \) and \( \text{NaHCO}_3 \) containing equimolar amounts of both?
Let mass of \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 = x\text{ g} \). Then \( \text{NaHCO}_3 = (1-x)\text{ g} \).
Moles of \( \text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3 = \frac{x}{106} \); Moles of \( \text{NaHCO}_3 = \frac{1-x}{84} \).
Since equimolar: \( \frac{x}{106} = \frac{1-x}{84} \Rightarrow x = 0.5579\text{ g} \).
Moles of each = 0.0053 mol.
Total moles of HCl required = \( 2 \times 0.0053 \) (for carbonate) + \( 1 \times 0.0053 \) (for bicarbonate) = 0.0159 mol.
Volume of 0.1 M HCl = \( \frac{0.0159 \times 1000}{0.1} = 159\text{ mL} \).
Q14: What is meant by positive and negative deviations from Raoult’s law and how is the sign of \( \Delta_{sol}H \) related to them?
If vapour pressure is higher than predicted, it is positive deviation (\( \Delta_{sol}H = \text{positive} \)). If lower, it is negative deviation (\( \Delta_{sol}H = \text{negative} \)).
Graphs showing deviations of non-ideal solutions from Raoult’s Law.
Q37: Vapour pressure data for acetone and chloroform mixture at 328 K.
| \( 100 \times x_{acetone} \) | 0 | 11.8 | 23.4 | 36.0 | 50.8 | 58.2 | 64.5 | 72.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \( p_{acetone} / \text{mm Hg} \) | 0 | 54.9 | 110.1 | 202.4 | 322.7 | 405.9 | 454.1 | 521.1 |
| \( p_{chloroform} / \text{mm Hg} \) | 632.8 | 548.1 | 469.4 | 359.7 | 257.7 | 193.6 | 161.2 | 120.7 |
| \( p_{total} / \text{mm Hg} \) | 632.8 | 603.0 | 579.5 | 562.1 | 580.4 | 599.5 | 615.3 | 641.8 |
The graph shows a downward curve for total pressure, indicating negative deviation from ideal behavior.
Additional Formulae Summary
- Boiling Point Elevation: \( \Delta T_b = \frac{K_b \times 1000 \times w_2}{M_2 \times w_1} \)
- Freezing Point Depression: \( \Delta T_f = \frac{K_f \times 1000 \times w_2}{M_2 \times w_1} \)
- Osmotic Pressure: \( \pi = iCRT \) or \( \pi = i\frac{n}{V}RT \)
- Van’t Hoff Factor: \( i = \frac{\text{Calculated Molar Mass}}{\text{Observed Molar Mass}} \)