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What happens to the freezing point of water when a non-volatile solute such as salt is added?

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It increases
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It decreases
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It does not change
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Salt water will not freeze
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The correct option is B It decreases
On adding non-volatile solute in the water, it leads to the decrease in the freezing point of water because the Vont hoff factor increases on adding salt to water

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