Properties such as boiling point,freezing point,and vapour pressure of a pure solvent change when solute molecules are added to get a homogeneous solution. These are called colligative properties. Applications of colligative properties are very useful in day-to-day life. One of its examples is the use of an ethylene glycol and water mixture as an anti-freezing liquid in the radiator of automobiles.
$A$ solution $M$ is prepared by mixing ethanol and water. The mole fraction of ethanol in the mixture is $0.9$.
Given: Freezing point depression constant of water $(K_{f}^{\text{water}}) = 1.86 \ K \ kg \ mol^{-1}$
Freezing point depression constant of ethanol $(K_{f}^{\text{ethanol}}) = 2.0 \ K \ kg \ mol^{-1}$
Boiling point elevation constant of water $(K_{b}^{\text{water}}) = 0.52 \ K \ kg \ mol^{-1}$
Boiling point elevation constant of ethanol $(K_{b}^{\text{ethanol}}) = 1.2 \ K \ kg \ mol^{-1}$
Standard freezing point of water $= 273 \ K$
Standard freezing point of ethanol $= 155.7 \ K$
Standard boiling point of water $= 373 \ K$
Standard boiling point of ethanol $= 351.5 \ K$
Vapour pressure of pure water $= 32.8 \ mm \ Hg$
Vapour pressure of pure ethanol $= 40 \ mm \ Hg$
Molecular weight of water $= 18 \ g \ mol^{-1}$
Molecular weight of ethanol $= 46 \ g \ mol^{-1}$
In answering the following questions,consider the solutions to be ideal dilute solutions and solutes to be non-volatile and non-dissociative.
$1.$ The freezing point of the solution $M$ is
$(A) \ 268.7 \ K \ (B) \ 268.5 \ K$
$(C) \ 234.2 \ K \ (D) \ 150.9 \ K$
$2.$ The vapour pressure of the solution $M$ is
$(A) \ 39.3 \ mm \ Hg \ (B) \ 36.0 \ mm \ Hg$
$(C) \ 29.5 \ mm \ Hg \ (D) \ 28.8 \ mm \ Hg$
$3.$ Water is added to the solution $M$ such that the mole fraction of water in the solution becomes $0.9$. The boiling point of this solution is
$(A) \ 380.4 \ K \ (B) \ 376.2 \ K$
$(C) \ 375.5 \ K \ (D) \ 354.7 \ K$
Give the answer for questions $1, 2$ and $3.$

• A
  $(D, B, B)$
• B
  $(D, B, C)$
• C
  $(A, B, C)$
• D
  $(D, C, C)$