Addition of a non-volatile solute to a pure solvent ____________________?

Correct answer: D. Both B. and C.

  • A. Increases its freezing point
  • B. Increases its boiling point
  • C. Decreases its freezing point
  • D. Both B. and C.

Explanation

A nonvolatile solute lowers the solvent’s vapour pressure, so a higher temperature is needed to boil it and a lower temperature at which it freezes. Thus both boiling-point elevation and freezing-point depression occur.

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