What is the effect of the addition of impurities on the freezing and boiling point of a substance?
The addition of impurities will result in depression in the freezing point and elevation in the boiling point of the substance.
Depression in the freezing point and elevation in the boiling point are the types of colligative properties.
Colligative property: These are the type of property that depends only upon the concentration of solute and not upon their chemical properties.
Depression in the freezing point: The freezing point of the substance decreased because of the addition of impurities.
For example The addition of salt to ice results in decreasing the freezing point of water.
Elevation in the boiling point: The boiling point of the substance increased because of the addition of impurities.
For example The addition of salt to water results in an increase in its boiling point.
Final answer: Depression in freezing point and elevation in boiling point