Chemistry · Solutions and Colligative Properties

JEE Main 2026 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 63

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)

Answer: 200

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

XA=34,XB=14\mathrm{X}_{\mathrm{A}}=\frac{3}{4}, \mathrm{X}_{\mathrm{B}}=\frac{1}{4} PS=PAoXA+PBoXBP_{S}=P_{A}^{o} X_{A}+P_{B}^{o} X_{B} 500=PAo×34+PBo×14500=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{o}} \times \frac{3}{4}+\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\mathrm{o}} \times \frac{1}{4}

3 \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{o}}+\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\mathrm{o}}=2000 \end{gathered}$$ Now 1 moles of A is further added so $\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{A}}=4$ mole, $\mathrm{n}_{\mathrm{B}}=1$ mole $\mathrm{X}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\prime}=\frac{4}{5}, \mathrm{X}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\prime}=\frac{1}{5}$ $\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{s}}=520=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{o}} \times \frac{4}{5}+\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\mathrm{o}} \times \frac{1}{5}$ $$\begin{gathered} 4 \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{o}}+\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\mathrm{o}}=2600 \end{gathered}$$ By equation (2) - equation (1) $\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{o}}=600 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$ $\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{B}}^{\mathrm{o}}=200 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Solutions and Colligative Properties
Topic
Liquid in Liquid Solutions (Raoult's Law)
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