Boiling point of a solvent is 80.2oC. When 0.419g of the solute of molar mass 252.4g mol−1 was dissolved in 75g of the solvent, the boiling point of the solution was found to be 80.256oC. Find the molal elevation constant.
A
1.25Kkgmol−1
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B
2.53Kkgmol−1
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C
2.87Kkgmole−1
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is B2.53Kkgmol−1 Boiling point is the temperature when the vapour pressure of liquid equals the atmospheric pressure.
ΔTb= Boiling point of solution - Boiling point of solvent -------(1)
ΔTb=Kb×m
where,
Kb is Ebullioscopic constant/ molal elevation constant