Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Solutions

Question:

When cyclohexane is added to ethyl alcohol, which type of behaviour it will show from Raoult's Law?

Options:

negative deviation

no deviation

proportionate deviation

positive deviation

Correct Answer:

positive deviation

Explanation:

It shows positive deviation from Raoult's law because in pure alcohol intermolecular hydrogen bonds are present but on adding cyclohexane, its molecules gets in between the molecules of ethyl alcohol and thus reduce ethanol-ethanol attractions.