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QJEEAdv23Chc084: JEE Advanced 2023 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEAdv23Chc084 Solution: of 0.2 molal urea solution (density at ) is mixed with of a…

50 mL50 \mathrm{~mL} of 0.2 molal urea solution (density =1.012 g mL−1=1.012 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mL}^{-1} at 300 K300 \mathrm{~K} ) is mixed with 250 mL250 \mathrm{~mL} of a solution containing 0.06 g0.06 \mathrm{~g} of urea. Both the solutions were prepared in the same solvent. The osmotic pressure (in Torr) of the resulting solution at 300 K300 \mathrm{~K} is _______.

[Use: Molar mass of urea =60 g mol−1=60 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} ; gas constant, R=62\mathrm{R}=62 L Torr K−1 mol−1\mathrm{K}^{-1} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} ;

Assume, Δmix H=0,Δmix V=0\Delta_{\text {mix }} \mathrm{H}=0, \Delta_{\text {mix }} \mathrm{V}=0 ]

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  1. Find the weight of urea in the 0.2 molal solution :

    Given a 0.2 molal solution, there are 0.2 moles of urea in 1000 g of solvent. The weight of urea is thus 0.2 mol×60 g/mol=12 g0.2 \, \text{mol} \times 60 \, \text{g/mol} = 12 \, \text{g} .


  2. Find the weight of the solution :

    The total weight of the solution is the weight of the solvent plus the weight of the solute, or 1000 g+12 g=1012 g1000 \, \text{g} + 12 \, \text{g} = 1012 \, \text{g} .


  3. Find the volume of the solution :

    Given the density of the solution, we can find its volume by dividing the total weight of the solution by the density: 1012 g1.012 g/mL=1000 mL\frac{1012 \, \text{g}}{1.012 \, \text{g/mL}} = 1000 \, \text{mL} .


  4. Find the amount of urea in 50 mL of the 0.2 molal solution :

    If 1000 mL of the solution contains 0.2 moles of urea, then 50 mL of the solution contains 0.2 mol×50 mL1000 mL=0.01 mol\frac{0.2 \, \text{mol} \times 50 \, \text{mL}}{1000 \, \text{mL}} = 0.01 \, \text{mol} of urea.


  5. Find the amount of urea in the 250 mL solution :

    The 250 mL solution contains 0.06 g0.06 \, \text{g} of urea, or 0.06 g60 g/mol=0.001 mol\frac{0.06 \, \text{g}}{60 \, \text{g/mol}} = 0.001 \, \text{mol} .


  6. Find the total concentration of the solution :

    After mixing, the total volume of the solution is 50 mL+250 mL=300 mL50 \, \text{mL} + 250 \, \text{mL} = 300 \, \text{mL} , and the total amount of urea is 0.01 mol+0.001 mol=0.011 mol0.01 \, \text{mol} + 0.001 \, \text{mol} = 0.011 \, \text{mol} .

    So, the concentration of the solution is 0.011 mol300 mL×1000 mL/L=0.0366 M\frac{0.011 \, \text{mol}}{300 \, \text{mL}} \times 1000 \, \text{mL/L} = 0.0366 \, \text{M} .


  7. Find the osmotic pressure of the solution :

    Finally, the osmotic pressure π\pi of the solution can be found using the formula π=CRT\pi = CRT , where CC is the concentration, RR is the gas constant, and TT is the temperature. Substituting the given and calculated values,

    we have π=0.0366 M×62 L Torr K−1mol−1×300 K=682 Torr\pi = 0.0366 \, \text{M} \times 62 \, \text{L Torr K}^{-1} \text{mol}^{-1} \times 300 \, \text{K} = 682 \, \text{Torr} .

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