Pick out the wrong statement.

A. The chemical potential of a pure substance depends upon the temperature and pressure

B. The chemical potential of a component in a system is directly proportional to the escaping tendency of that component

C. The chemical potential of ith species (μ_i) in an ideal gas mixture approaches zero as the pressure or mole fraction (x_i) tends to be zero at constant temperature

D. None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Since the chemical potential of the specie in a mixture is given by $${\mu _i} = \mu _i^0 + RT\,\ln \left( {\frac{{{P_i}}}{{1\,bar}}} \right)$$     hence when pressure tends to zero chemical potential of the specie tends to infinite.