JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2012

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    Which of the following would exert maximum osmotic pressure?

    A) Decinormal aluminium sulphate

    B)        Decinormal barium chloride

    C)        Decinormal sodium chloride

    D)        A solution obtained by mixing equal volumes of (b) and (c) and filtering

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Osmotic pressure depends upon the number of particles of solute. It is a colligative property. Thus, the solute with maximum number of ions, exerts maximum osmotic pressure. (a) \[A{{l}_{2}}{{(S{{O}_{4}})}_{3}}\to 2A{{l}^{3+}}+3SO_{4}^{2-}\to 5\,\text{particles}\] (b) \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\to B{{a}^{+2}}+2C{{l}^{-}}\to 3\,\,\text{particles}\] (c) \[NaCl\to N{{a}^{+}}+C{{l}^{-}}\to 2\,\,\text{particles}\] (d) when equal volumes of \[BaC{{l}_{2}}\] and \[NaCl\] are mixed, the concentration becomes half of present concentrate. Hence, correct option is (a).


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