Geo-Scientist Prelims 2025 Chemistry Q32: Which one of the following statements regarding Ostwald’s Law of…

Which one of the following statements regarding Ostwald’s Law of Dilution is not correct ?

1. (a) It is only applicable to weak electrolytes at equilibrium where the dissociation constant K, can be related to degree of ionization (α) and concentration c (in m/L) as K = α² c (1 – α).
2. (b) It is only valid for dilute solutions, where the concentration of the electrolyte is very low.
3. (c) It is applicable to strong as well as weak electrolytes at extreme dilution, if temperature of the solution remains constant during the dilution process.
4. (d) The electrolyte solution must behave ideally, which means that the interactions between the solvent and solute particles should be negligible.