Q.Explain with diagram the boiling point elevation in terms of vapour pressure lowering.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The solution's vapour-pressure curve lies below the pure solvent's at every temperature, so it reaches the 760 mm boiling line only at a higher temperature — that horizontal gap IS the boiling point elevation (Fig. 2.6).
Step 1. A liquid boils at the temperature where its vapour pressure equals the applied (atmospheric, 760 mm) pressure.
Step 2. Dissolving a nonvolatile solute lowers the solvent's vapour pressure at EVERY temperature ( always), so on a vapour-pressure-vs-temperature plot the solution's curve (CD in Fig. 2.6) lies entirely below the pure solvent's curve (AB).
Step 3. Reading horizontally at the 760 mm line: the solvent's curve reaches 760 mm at temperature (its normal boiling point). Because the solution's curve is lower everywhere, it only reaches the SAME 760 mm line at a HIGHER temperature, . …
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