Question

When salt is dissolved in water, there is:

• A. an increase of boiling point
• B. no change in boiling point
• C. decrease of boiling point
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A an increase of boiling point

The boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added, meaning that a solution has a higher boiling point than a pure solvent. This happens whenever a non-volatile solute, such as a salt, is added to a pure solvent, such as water.

Thus Option $A$ is correct.