NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistrySolutionsPractice
Assertion: Azeotropic mixtures are formed only by non-ideal solutions and they may have boiling points either greater than both the components or less than both the components. Reason: The composition of the vapour phase is same as that of the liquid phase of an azeotropic mixutre.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf assertion is false but reason is true.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Non-ideal solutions with positive deviation i.e., having more vapour pressure than expected, boil at lower temperature while those with negative deviation boil at higher temperature than those of the components.