Assertion :Addition of a non-volatile lowers the vapour pressure of solvent. Reason: Vapour pressure of a solution is directly proportional to mole fraction of solvent.
The vapour pressure of the solvent above a solution containing a non-volatile solute (i.e., a solute that does not have a vapor pressure of its own) is directly proportional to the mole fraction of solvent in the solution. This behavior is summed up in Raoult's Law:
Psolvent=XsolventPosolventwhere:
Psolvent is the vapor pressure of the solvent above the solution,
Xsolvent is the mole fraction of the solvent in the solution, and
Posolvent is the vapor pressure of the pure solvent.