Asked in ETEA MDCAT 2006 2006

Lowering in vapour pressure is the highest for:

Correct answer: D. 0.1 M BaCl2

  • A. 0.2 M urea
  • B. 0.1 M Glucose
  • C. 0.1 M MgSO4
  • D. 0.1 M BaCl2

Explanation

The higher the vanthoff factor, the greater the lowering of vapor pressure. The highest van der hoff factor is for BaCl2On dissociation, it gives 3 moles of ions (2 chloride and one barium). So the highest lowering of vapor pressure will be for BaCl2.

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