Statement 1: Vapour pressure of 0.5 M sugar solution is more than 0.5 M KCl solution Statement 2: The lowering of vapour pressure is directly proportional to the number of species present in the solution

Question

Statement 1: Vapour pressure of 0.5 M sugar solution is more than 0.5 M KCl solution Statement 2: The lowering of vapour pressure is directly proportional to the number of species present in the solution (A) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1 (B) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1 (C) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False (D) Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

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Lowering of vapour pressure is a colligative property, hence it depends upon the number of solute particles

Q. Statement 1: Vapour pressure of 0.5M sugar solution is more than 0.5MKCl solution Statement 2: The lowering of vapour pressure is directly proportional to the number of species present in the solution

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Lowering of vapour pressure is a colligative property, hence it depends upon the number of solute particles

Q. Statement 1: Vapour pressure of $0.5 M$ sugar solution is more than $0.5 M K Cl$ solution
Statement 2: The lowering of vapour pressure is directly proportional to the number of species present in the solution