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MHT CET 202622 AprilMorning Shift
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MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
22 April
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Morning Shift
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Chemistry
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MHT CET 2026 · 22 April · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Solutions

0.636 g of acetic acid (molar mass = 60 g/mol) is dissolved in 1 kg...

0.636 g of acetic acid (molar mass = 60 g/mol) is dissolved in 1 kg of water, the solution freezes at -0.0205^{}^{\circ} C.
Calculate van't Hoff factor of acetic acid (Kf\text{K}_f water = 1.86 K-kg/mol)

Options

  1. A0.70210.7021
  2. B1.0411.041
  3. C2.08822.0882
  4. D2.0112.011

Correct answer

B. 1.0411.041

Step-by-step solution

Given:
Mass of acetic acid, w=0.636w = 0.636 g
Molar mass of acetic acid, M=60M = 60 g/mol
Mass of solvent (water), W=1W = 1 kg
Depression in freezing point, ΔTf=0−(−0.0205)=0.0205\Delta T_f = 0 - (-0.0205) = 0.0205 K
Cryoscopic constant, Kf=1.86K_f = 1.86 K kg/mol

The molality (mm) of the solution is calculated as:
m=wM×W=0.63660×1=0.0106m = \dfrac{w}{M \times W} = \dfrac{0.636}{60 \times 1} = 0.0106 mol/kg

Using the formula for depression in freezing point:
ΔTf=i×Kf×m\Delta T_f = i \times K_f \times m

Substituting the given values:
0.0205=i×1.86×0.01060.0205 = i \times 1.86 \times 0.0106

0.0205=i×0.0197160.0205 = i \times 0.019716

i=0.02050.019716≈1.041i = \dfrac{0.0205}{0.019716} \approx 1.041

Answer: 1.0411.041
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