Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Non-volatile solutes decrease the boiling point of a solvent.
  2. A non-volatile solute lowers the freezing point of a solvent.
  3. 1 M sugar and 1 M urea aqueous solutions have the same effect on colligative properties.
  4. Osmosis is the movement of solvent through a permeable membrane from dilute to more concentrated solution.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 2 and 3

  5. 3 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer. A non-volatile solute lowers the freezing point of a solvent. Colligative properties depend upon the number of particles of the solute and is independent of nature of the solute.

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