NCERT Solutions Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 2 Solutions
1. Define the term solution. How many types of solutions are formed? Write briefly about each type with an example.
Answer:
A homogeneous mixture of two or more non-reacting substances whose composition varies within certain fixed limits, known as a solution. Generally, the component that is present in the largest quantity is known as solvent. Solvent determines the physical state in which solution exists. One or more components present in the solution other than solvent are called solutes.
When the solutions contains two, three or four components, it is known as binary, ternary or quaternary solutions respectively. On the basis of physical state of components, the solutions are of the following types:
1) When both solute and solvent are in solid state. Example: Alloys.
2) When solute is in solid and solvent is in liquid state. Example: Sugar or salt solutions.
3) When solute is in solid and solvent is in gaseous state. Example: iodine vapours in air.
4) When both solute and solvent are in liquid state. Example: alcohol in water.
5) When solute is in liquid and solvent is in solid state. Example: Zinc amalgam.
6) When solute is in liquid and solvent is in gaseous state. Example: water vapour in air.
7) When both solute and solvent are in gaseous state. Example: air.
8) When solute is in gaseous and solvent is in liquid state. Example: aerated drinks.
9) When solute is in gaseous and solvent is in solid state. Example: dissolve gas in mineral.
2. Give an example of a solid solution in which the solute is a gas.
Answer:
Dissolved gases in minerals.
3. Define the following terms:
(i) Mole fraction
(ii) Molality
(iii) Molarity
(iv) Mass percentage.
Answer:
(i) Mole fraction: Commonly used symbol for mole fraction is x and subscript used on the right hand side of x denotes the component. It is defined as:
\(Mole \,fraction \,of\,a\,component=\frac{Number\,of\,moles\,of\,the\,component}{Number\,of\,moles\,of\,all\,the\,component}\)
(ii) Molality: Molality (m) is defined as the number of moles of the solute per kilogram (kg) of the solvent and is expressed as:

(iii) Molarity: Molarity (M) is defined as number of moles of solute dissolved in one litre (or one cubic decimetre) of solution.

(iv) Mass percentage: The mass percentage of a component of a solution is defined as:

4. Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the acid if the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL–1?
Answer:
In 100 g of nitric acid (HNO3) solution,
Mass of nitric acid (HNO3) = 68 g
Molar mass of HNO3 = 63 g/mol
Moles on 68 g of HNO3 = \(\frac{68}{63}\) mole = 1.079 mole
Density of solution = 1.504 g mL–1
Therefore, volume of solution = \(\frac{Mass\,of\,solution}{Density \,of\,solution}=\frac{100}{1.504}mL = 0.0665 \,L\)
Molarity of the solution = \(\frac{Moles\,of\,solute}{Volume\,of\, solution\,in\,L}= \frac{1.079}{0.0665}M= 16.23\, M\)
5. A solution of glucose in water is labelled as 10% w/w, what would be the molality and mole fraction of each component in the solution? If the density of solution is 1.2 g mL–1, then what shall be the molarity of the solution?
Answer:
10% w/w means 10 g glucose is present in 100 g solution.
Mass of water = 100 – 10 = 90 g = 0.90 kg
10 g glucose = \(\frac{10}{180}\) mol = 0.0555 moles
Number of moles in 90 g of H2O = \(\frac{90}{18}\) mol = 5 moles
Molality of the solution = \(\frac{0.0555}{0.090}m = 0.617 \,m\)
Mole fraction of glucose = \(\frac{0.0555}{5 + 0.0555}= 0.01\)
Mole fraction of H2O =1 – 0.01 = 0.99
Volume of 100 g solution = \(\frac{100}{1.2}mL\) = 83.33 mL = 0.08333 L
Molarity = \(\frac{0.0555\,mol}{0.08333\,L} \) = 0.67 M
6. How many mL of 0.1 M HCl are required to react completely with 1 g mixture of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 containing equimolar amounts of both?
Answer:
Step 1: To calculate the number of moles of the components in the mixture:
Suppose mass of Na2CO3 present in the mixture = x g
Mass of NaHCO3 present in the mixture = (1 − x) g
Molar mass of Na2CO3 = 2 × 23 + 12 +3 × 16 = 106 g mol−1
Molar mass of NaHCO3 = 23+ 1 + 12+ 3 × 16 = 84 g mol−1
Number of moles of Na2CO3 in x g = \(\frac x{106}\)
Number of moles of NaHCO3 in (1 − x) g = \(\frac{1-x}{84}\)
As mixture contains equimolar amount of the two, therefore,

Now, Number of moles of Na2CO3 = \(\frac{0.558}{106}= 0.00526\)
Number of moles of NaHCO3 = \(\frac{1-0.558}{84}=\frac{0.442}{84}=0.00526\)
Step 2: To calculate the number of moles of HCl required:

1 mole of Na2CO3 requires = 2 mole of HCl
Therefore, 0.00526 mole of Na2CO3 requires = 0.00526 × 2 moles = 0.01052 mole
1 mole of NaHCO3 requires = 1 mole of HCl
Therefore, 0.00526 mole of NaHCO3 requires = 0.00526 mole
Total HCl required = 0.01052 + 0.00526 = 0.01578 moles
Step 3: To calculate the volume of 0.1 M HCl:
0.1 mole of 0.1 M HCl are present in 1000 ml of HCl, therefore,
0.01578 mole of 0.1 M HCl will be present in = \(\frac{1000}{0.1}\) × 0.01578 = 157.8 mL of HCl.
7. A solution is obtained by mixing 300 g of 25% solution and 400 g of 40% solution by mass. Calculate the mass percentage of the resulting solution.
Answer:
Total amount of solute present in the mixture is given by, 300 × \(\frac{25}{100}\) + 400 × \(\frac{40}{100}\) = 75 + 160 = 235 g
Total amount of solution = 300 + 400 = 700 g
Therefore, mass percentage (w/w) of the solute in the resulting solution,
\(=\frac{235}{700}\times100\% = 33.57 \%\)
And, mass percentage (w/w) of the solvent in the resulting solution = (100 − 33.57) % = 66.43%