18g of glucose, C6H12O6 (Molar Mass =180g/mol) is dissolved in 1kg of water in a sauce pan. At what temperature will this solution boil? [Kb for water =0.52Kkgmol−1, boiling point of pure water =373.15K]
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Solution
We calculate the change of the boiling point if we will use the equation:
ΔT=Kb×molality
molality=molesofsoluteWeightofsolvent(inkg)=18180
Substituting the value we get,
ΔTb=0.05
So, the temperature at which solution will boilTb=373.15+0.05=373.2K