JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2019 - 9th January Evening Slot - No. 13)

A solution containing 62 g ethylene glycol in 250 g water is cooled to $$-$$ 10oC. If Kf for water is 1.86 K kg mol$$-$$1 , the amount of water (in g) separated as ice is :
48
32
64
16

Explanation

Here water is solvent and ethylene glycol is solute.

We know, Depression of freezing point,

$$\Delta $$Tf = Kf . m

$$\Delta {T_f} = 1.86 \times {{\left( {{{62} \over {62}}} \right)} \over {\left( {{{250} \over {1000}}} \right)}}$$

= 7.44

We know, freezing point of pure water (here solvent) is 0oC. Which is represented by $$T_f^0$$.

We also know, $$\Delta {T_f} = T_f^0 - {T_f}$$

where $$T_f^0$$ = Freezing point of pure solvent and $${T_f}$$ = Freezing point of solution

$$ \therefore $$ 7.44 = 0 - $${T_f}$$

$$ \Rightarrow $$ $${T_f}$$ = -7.44oC

So, not a single drop of water solution will become ice until temperature reaches -7.44oC. When temperature decrease more than -7.44oC then some part of the solution starts becoming ice staring from surface of the solution.

Now let Wl gm of solution still stays in liquid phase when temperature reaches -10oC.

$$ \therefore $$ $$10 = 1.86 \times {{\left( {{{62} \over {62}}} \right)} \over {\left( {{{{W_l}} \over {1000}}} \right)}}$$

Wl = 186 gm

So, The amount of water (in g) separated as ice is

$$\Delta $$W = (250 $$-$$ 186) = 64 gm

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