Conductance in Electrolytic Solutions

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Conductance in Electrolytic Solutions: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Ohm's Law, Molar Conductivity, Cell Constant, Strong Electrolytes, Weak Electrolytes, Conductivity Cell, Equivalent Conductivity and, Relation between Molar Conductivity and Equivalent Conductivity

Important Questions on Conductance in Electrolytic Solutions

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Which of the following express the relation among cell constant, resistance of the solution in the cell and conductivity of the solution?

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The relation among the cell constant, the resistance of the solution in the cell and the conductivity of the solution is

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The molar conductivity of a 1.5 M solution of an electrolyte is found to be 138.9 S   c m 2   mo l 1 .  Calculate the conductivity of the solution.

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The molar conductivity of a 1.5 M solution of an electrolyte is found to be 138.9 S cm2 mol-1. Calculate the conductivity of the solution?

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The conductance of metallic substance is because of

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The relationship between the conductivity and the molar conductivity of a solution can be expressed as:

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The resistance of a conductivity cell containing 0.001 M KCI solution at 298 K is 1500   Ω.  The cell constant would be (if the conductivity of 0.001 M KCI solution at 298 K is   0.146× 10 3 S cm 1  ):  

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The law that states about independent migration of ions is:

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The resistance of a conductivity cell when filled with 0.05 M solution of an electrolyte X is 100 ohms at   40°C.  The same conductivity cell filled with 0.01 M solution of electrolyte Y has a resistance of 50 ohms. The conductivity of 0.05 M solution of electrolyte X is   1.0× 10 4 Sc m 1 .  The cell constant, conductivity and molar conductivity of 0.01 M of solution Y would be:

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How does the conductivity of a solution of acetic acid will vary if a solution of sodium hydroxide is added?

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How does the conductivity of a solution of acetic acid will vary if a solution of sodium hydroxide is added?

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Electrolyte KCl KNO3 HCl NaOAc NaCl
 S cm2 mol-1 149.9 145.0 426.2 91.0 126.5


Calculate  Λ o HOAC  at infinite dilution in   H 2 O at   25°C :

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The conductivity of centimolar solution of KCl at 25°C is 0.0210 ohm-1 cm-1 and the resistance of the cell containing the solution at 25°C is 60 ohm. The value of cell constant is

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The specific conductance of 0.0025M acetic acid is 5×10-5 S cm-1 at a certain temperature. The dissociation constant of acetic acid is ___________ ×10-7.(Nearest integer)

Consider limiting molar conductivity of CH3COOH as 400 S cm2 mol-1

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The number of correct statements from the following is ___________

(A) Conductivity always decreases with decrease in concentration for both strong and weak electrolytes.

(B) The number of ions per unit volume that carry current in a solution increases on dilution.

(C) Molar conductivity increases with decrease in concentration.

(D) The variation in molar conductivity is different for strong and weak electrolytes.

(E) For weak electrolytes, the change in molar conductivity with dilution is due to decrease in degree of dissociation.

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How many of the following statements are correct :
1. Conductivity decreases with increase in dilution, for both strong and weak electrolyte.
2. Molar conductivity increases with increase in dilution for both strong and weak electrolyte.
3. Molar conductivity increases with increase in 'α' for weak electrolyte.
4. Change in molar conductivity is same for both strong and weak electrolyte with increase in dilution.

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Equal volumes of 0.015 M CH3COOH & 0.015 M NaOH are mixed together. What would be the molar conductivity of mixture if conductivity of CH3COONa is 6.3×10-4 S cm-1

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Form the following molar conductivities at infinite dilution,

m for Al2SO43=858 S cm2 mol-1m for NH4OH=238.3 S cm2 mol-1m for NH42SO4=238.4 S cm2 mol-1

Calculate m for AlOH3

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Which amongst the following expressions are not correct?

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0.2 M H2SO4 solution is diluted to 0.02 M H2SO4. Hence, the molar conductivity will be