Engineering
Chemistry
Conductometric Titration
Question

An aqueous solution of X is added slowly to an aqueous solution of Y as shown in List I. The variation in conductivity of these reactions is given in List II. Match List I with List II and select the correct using the code given below the lists:

List I List II
 (P) (C2H5)3NX+CH3COOHY (1) Conductivity decreases and then increases
(Q) KI(0.1M)X+AgNO3(0.01M)Y (2) Conductivity decreases and then does not change much
(R) CH3COOHX+KOHY (3) Conductivity increases and then does not change much
(S) NaOHX+HIY (4) Conductivity does not change much and then increase

P → 4, Q → 3, R → 2, S → 1

P → 2, Q → 3, R → 4, S → 1

P → 1, Q → 4, R → 3, S → 2

P → 3, Q → 4, R → 2, S → 1

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Solution

Checking easiest options Q and R

(Q)        KI + AgNO3 → AgI (s) + KNO3

              X          Y

On adding KI to AgNO3 solution, Ag+ is replaced by K+ as Ag+ and K+ have approximately same conductivity so conductivity does not change much upto equivalence point after which on adding KI conductivity increases.

(R)        CH3COOH + KOH → CH3COOK + H2O

                      X             Y

On adding CH3COOH to KOH solution OH¯ is replaced by CH3COO¯ so conductivity decreases upto equivalence point after which on adding CH3COOH further conductivity does not change much as CH3COOH is a weak acid (also in the presence of common ion dissociation of CH3COOH will be quite lesser)