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Vapour pressure of a pure liquid from the total vapour pressure of its ideal solution

This type of question, asked 5 times: 28 Jul 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 2 Apr 2025, 23 Jan 2026 S2, 28 Jan 2026 S1. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    28 Jul 2022

    144
    A gaseous mixture of two substances A and B, under a total pressure of 0.8 atm0.8\text{ }atm is in equilibrium with an ideal liquid solution. The mole fraction of substance AA is 0.5 in the vapour phase and 0.2 in the liquid phase. The vapour pressure of pure liquid AA is___ atm. (Nearest integer)
  2. Question 2

    24 Jan 2023

    146
    The total pressure observed by mixing two liquids A and B is 350mmHg350mmHg when their mole fractions are 0.7 and 0.3 respectively. The total pressure become 410mmHg410mmHg if the mole fractions are changed to 0.2 and 0.8 respectively for AA and BB. The vapour pressure of pure AA ____is mm Hg. (Nearest integer) Consider the liquids and solutions behave ideally.
  3. Question 3

    2 Apr 2025

    32
    A solution is made by mixing one mole of volatile liquid AA with 3 moles of volatile liquid BB. The vapour pressure of pure A is 200 mm Hg and that of the solution is 500 mm Hg . The vapour pressure of pure B and the least volatile component of the solution, respectively, are :

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  4. Question 4

    23 Jan 2026 S2

    47
    Two liquids A and B form an ideal solution. At 320 K, the vapour pressure of the solution, containing 3 mol of A and 1 mol of B is 500 mm Hg. At the same temperature, if 1 mol of A is further added to this solution, vapour pressure of the solution increases by 20 mm Hg. Vapour pressure (in mm Hg ) of B in the pure state is ____\_\_\_\_ . (Nearest integer)
  5. Question 5

    28 Jan 2026 S1

    28
    At T(K),2T(K),2 moles of liquid A and 3 moles of liquid BB are mixed. The vapour pressure of ideal solution formed is 320 mm Hg . At this stage, one mole of A and one mole of BB are added to the solution. The vapor pressure is now measured as 328.6 mm Hg . The vapour pressure (in mm Hg ) of A and B are respectively:

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