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Q.Derive the relation between elevation of boiling point and molar mass of solute.

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Elevation in boiling point is proportional to molality; rearranging the defining relation gives the solute's molar mass.

When a non-volatile solute is dissolved in a volatile solvent, the vapour pressure of the solution is lowered, which raises its boiling point (the solution must be heated to a higher temperature before its vapour pressure equals atmospheric pressure). Experimentally, for dilute solutions, the elevation in boiling point ΔTb=Tb(solution)−Tb(pure solvent)\Delta T_b = T_b(\text{solution}) - T_b(\text{pure solvent}) is directly proportional to the molal concentration (mm, moles of solute per kg of solvent) of the solution:

ΔTb∝m ⇒ ΔTb=Kb m\Delta T_b \propto m \ \Rightarrow\ \Delta T_b = K_b\,m

where KbK_b is the molal elevation constant (ebullioscopic constant) of the solvent, a solvent-specific constant.

Molality m=n2×1000w1=(w2/M2)×1000w1m = \dfrac{n_2 \times 1000}{w_1} = \dfrac{(w_2/M_2)\times 1000}{w_1}, where w2w_2 = mass of solute, M2M_2 = molar mass of solute (unknown), w1w_1 = mass of solvent in grams.

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