Practice Problems for Properties of Solutions
1. Which solvent, water or hexane (C6H14) would
you choose to dissolve the following compounds? Why?
(NH4)2SO4, CS2,
HF, ethanol (C2H5OH)
2. In the 'Méthode Champenoise' grape juice is fermented in a
wine bottle at 25°C to produce sparkling wine according to the reaction
below. Fermentation of 750.0 mL of grape juice (d = 1.00 g/mL) is allowed
to take place in a bottle of a total volume of 825 mL until 12% by volume
is ethanol (C2H5OH; d = 0.789 g/mL).
C6H12O6 --> 2 C2H5OH
+ 2 CO2
a) Calculate the number of moles of carbon dioxide produced.
b) The concentration of carbon dioxide in the bottle of sparkling wine is 1.80 M. What is the partial pressure of CO2?
(k = 32 L atm/mol)
3. The normal boiling point of methanol (CH3OH) is 64.7°C. A solution of a nonvolatile solute in methanol has a vapor pressure of 710.0 torr at 64.7°C.
a) What is the mole fraction of methanol?
b) If the solution was prepared with 4.50g methanol and 1.281g solute,what is the molecular weight of the solute?
4. The celcius temperature scale is based on the physical properties
of water with 0°C set at the melting point of pure water and 100°C
set at the boiling point of pure water. What molality of an aqueous glucose
(C6H12O6) solution would expand the temperature
scale by approximately 10°C?