Water and chlorobenzene are immiscible liquids. Their mixture boils at 90°C under a reduced pressure — Solutions and Colligative Properties Chemistry Question
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Water and chlorobenzene are immiscible liquids. Their mixture boils at 90°C under a reduced pressure of 9.031 × 10⁴ Pa. The vapour pressure of pure water at 90°C is 7.031 × 10⁴ Pa and the molecular mass of chlorobenzene is 112.5. On mass per cent basis, chlorobenzene in the distillate is equal to
Answer: C
💡 Solution & Explanation
P_clben = 9.031 × 10⁴ − 7.031 × 10⁴ = 2.000 × 10⁴ Pa. w_clben/w_water = (P_clben × M_clben)/(P_water × M_water) = (2.0 × 112.5)/(7.031 × 18) ≈ 1.778. Mass % of chlorobenzene = 1.778/2.778 × 100 = 64%.
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