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Given the molar conductances at infinite dilution:
Calculate $$\Lambda^\infty_{HOAc}$$ using appropriate molar conductances of the electrolytes listed above at infinite dilution in H$$_2$$O at $$25^\circ$$C
The value of $$\Lambda^\infty_{HOAc}$$ is obtained from Kohlrausch’s law of independent ionic migration.
Kohlrausch’s law
For any strong electrolyte AB that ionises as $$A^+ + B^-$$ at infinite dilution, the molar conductance is the sum of the ionic conductances of the cation and the anion:$$\Lambda^\infty_{AB} = \lambda^\infty_{A^+} + \lambda^\infty_{B^-}$$
For the four electrolytes involved, write the expressions:
$$\Lambda^\infty_{HCl} = \lambda^\infty_{H^+} + \lambda^\infty_{Cl^-}$$ $$-(1)$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{NaCl} = \lambda^\infty_{Na^+} + \lambda^\infty_{Cl^-}$$ $$-(2)$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{NaOAc} = \lambda^\infty_{Na^+} + \lambda^\infty_{OAc^-}$$ $$-(3)$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{HOAc} = \lambda^\infty_{H^+} + \lambda^\infty_{OAc^-}$$ $$-(4)$$
Add equations $$-(1)$$ and $$-(3)$$, then subtract $$-(2)$$:
$$\left[\lambda^\infty_{H^+} + \lambda^\infty_{Cl^-}\right] + \left[\lambda^\infty_{Na^+} + \lambda^\infty_{OAc^-}\right] - \left[\lambda^\infty_{Na^+} + \lambda^\infty_{Cl^-}\right]$$
$$= \lambda^\infty_{H^+} + \lambda^\infty_{OAc^-} = \Lambda^\infty_{HOAc}$$
Hence, algebraically,
$$\boxed{\;\Lambda^\infty_{HOAc} = \Lambda^\infty_{HCl} + \Lambda^\infty_{NaOAc} - \Lambda^\infty_{NaCl}\;}$$
Insert the experimental values at $$25^\circ\text{C}$$:
$$\Lambda^\infty_{HCl} = 426.2\; \text{S cm}^2\ \text{mol}^{-1}$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{NaOAc} = 91.0\; \text{S cm}^2\ \text{mol}^{-1}$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{NaCl} = 126.5\; \text{S cm}^2\ \text{mol}^{-1}$$
$$\Lambda^\infty_{HOAc} = 426.2 + 91.0 - 126.5 = 390.7\; \text{S cm}^2\ \text{mol}^{-1}$$
Therefore, the molar conductance at infinite dilution for acetic acid is
Option C which is: $$390.7\; \text{S cm}^2\ \text{mol}^{-1}$$
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