JEE Main · 2019 · Shift-IImediumSOL-135

A solution containing 62 g ethylene glycol in 250 g water is cooled to −10°C. If Kf for water is 1.86 K kg mol⁻¹, the…

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Question

A solution containing 62 g ethylene glycol in 250 g water is cooled to −10°C. If KfK_f for water is 1.86 K kg mol⁻¹, the amount of water (in g) separated as ice is:

Options
  1. a

    48

  2. b

    64

  3. c

    16

  4. d

    32

Correct Answerb

64

Detailed Solution

Strategy:\n> Find the molality required at -10°C, and then calculate how much water must be remaining to maintain that molality. The difference from the starting water mass gives the amount of ice.\n\nStep 1: Calculate initial moles of ethylene glycol\n- Molar Mass = 62.\n- n=62/62=1.0textmoln = 62 / 62 = 1.0\\text{ mol}.\n\nStep 2: Calculate required final molality (mtextfinalm_{\\text{final}})\nΔTf=10textK,Kf=1.86\Delta T_f = 10\\text{ K}, K_f = 1.86.\nmtextfinal=10/1.865.376textmol/kgm_{\\text{final}} = 10 / 1.86 \approx 5.376\\text{ mol/kg}\n\nStep 3: Solve for remaining water (mw,textremainingm_{w,\\text{remaining}})\n5.376=1.0/mw,textremaining    mw,textremaining=1.0/5.3760.186textkg=186textg5.376 = 1.0 / m_{w,\\text{remaining}} \implies m_{w,\\text{remaining}} = 1.0 / 5.376 \approx 0.186\\text{ kg} = 186\\text{ g}\n\nStep 4: Calculate mass of ice\ntextIce=250textg(initial)186textg(remainingwater)=64textg\\text{Ice} = 250\\text{ g (initial)} - 186\\text{ g (remaining water)} = 64\\text{ g}.\n\ntextAnswer:64\boxed{\\text{Answer: 64}}

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