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What is meant by reverse osmosis?.

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Reverse osmosis occurs when pressure greater than osmotic pressure is applied on the solution side.
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ICSE-SOLUTIONS-EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
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  2. Osmotic Pressure

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  3. What is meant by reverse osmosis?.

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  8. What is the van't Hofffactor for a compound which undergoes tetrameri...

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  9. How is the vapour pressure of a solvent afffected when anon volatile s...

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  10. Which aqueous solution has higher concentration , 1 molar or 1 molal ...

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  11. What do you mean by saying that the molarity of a solution is one.

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  12. What is the relation between normality and molarity of a solution?

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  13. Write expressions for the Raoult's law for non-volatile solutes.

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  14. Define an ideal solution and write one of its characteristics.

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  15. State any two characteristics of ideal solutions.

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  16. What type of liquids form ideal solutions?

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  17. What temperature change is expected during the mixing of two liquids ...

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  18. Why is benzene insoluble in water but soluble in toluene?

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  19. Why is an increase in temperature observed on mixing chloroform with a...

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