Two solutions of glucose have osmotic pressure 1.0 and 3.5 atm. If 1 L of first solution is mixed with $V$ L of second solution, the osmotic pressure of the resultant solution becomes 2.5 atm. Volume of second solution is

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$\pi_{1}V_{1} + \pi_{2}V_{2} = \pi_{R}\left( V_{1} + V_{2} ight)$
$1 	imes 1 + 3.5V = 2.5(1 + V)$
$1 + 3.5V = 2.5 + 2.5V$
or $V = 1.5\ L$

Q. Two solutions of glucose have osmotic pressure 1.0 and 3.5 atm. If 1 L of first solution is mixed with $V$ L of second solution, the osmotic pressure of the resultant solution becomes 2.5 atm. Volume of second solution is

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