Will the elevation in boiling points be same if 0.1 mol of NaCl or 0.1 mol of sugar is dissolved in 1L of water? Explain.
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Solution
The elevation in boiling point is calculated as
△Tb=i×Kb×m
Here,
i is the Vant Hoff Factor.
Kb is the molal elevation constant
m is molality
For NaCl, the Vant Hoff factor comes out to be two as it is an ionic compound while for glucose the Vant Hoff factor is 1 as it cannot dissociate in the solution. Therefore, elevation in boiling point would not be the same.