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Three aqueous solutions are prepared at a constant temperature by...

Three aqueous solutions are prepared at a constant temperature by dissolving 5 g5\text{ g} of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2\text{C}_2\text{H}_6\text{O}_2), 5 g5\text{ g} of glycerol (C3H8O3\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\text{O}_3), and 5 g5\text{ g} of glucose (C6H12O6\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6) separately in water to make 500 mL500\text{ mL} of each solution. Let their osmotic pressures be π1\pi_1, π2\pi_2, and π3\pi_3 respectively. Which of the following represents the correct increasing order of their osmotic pressures?

Options

  1. Aπ3<π2<π1\pi_3 < \pi_2 < \pi_1
  2. Bπ1<π2<π3\pi_1 < \pi_2 < \pi_3
  3. Cπ2<π1<π3\pi_2 < \pi_1 < \pi_3
  4. Dπ3<π1<π2\pi_3 < \pi_1 < \pi_2

Correct answer

A. π3<π2<π1\pi_3 < \pi_2 < \pi_1

Step-by-step solution

Osmotic pressure is given by π=CRT=wMVRT\pi = C R T = \dfrac{w}{M V} R T

Since the mass of solute ww, volume of solution VV, and temperature TT are constant for all three solutions, the osmotic pressure is inversely proportional to the molar mass MM of the solute.

π∝1M\pi \propto \dfrac{1}{M}

Molar mass of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2\text{C}_2\text{H}_6\text{O}_2), M1=24+6+32=62 g mol−1M_1 = 24 + 6 + 32 = 62\text{ g mol}^{-1}

Molar mass of glycerol (C3H8O3\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\text{O}_3), M2=36+8+48=92 g mol−1M_2 = 36 + 8 + 48 = 92\text{ g mol}^{-1}

Molar mass of glucose (C6H12O6\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6), M3=72+12+96=180 g mol−1M_3 = 72 + 12 + 96 = 180\text{ g mol}^{-1}

The order of molar masses is M3>M2>M1M_3 > M_2 > M_1.

Therefore, the increasing order of their osmotic pressures is π3<π2<π1\pi_3 < \pi_2 < \pi_1.

Answer: π3<π2<π1\pi_3 < \pi_2 < \pi_1
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