Coligative Properties[1]
Coligative Properties[1]
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The temperature at which the vapour pressure of the liquid
becomes equal to the external pressure is called the Boiling
point.
The vapour pressure of the solution decreases upon addition
of non volatile solute, according to Raoult’s law. Hence
boiling point of the solution increases. The increase in boiling
point of a liquid when a non volatile solute is added in it is
called Boiling point elevation.
The vapour pressure of a liquid increases with of temperature.
The boiling point of a solution is always higher than that of
the pure solvent in which the solution is prepared. Similar, to
the lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point
also depend on the number of the solute molecules rather than
their nature.
Tb, the boiling elevation, is defined as
Tb (solution) - Tb (solution).
It depends upon the number of moles of the added nonvolatile
solute.
T b m
or Tb = Kb x m
‘m’ = molality of the solute (no. of moles of solute dissolved
in 1 kg of solvent)
Kb=Ebullioscopic Constant or molal elevation constant,
which depends on the solvent.
Unit of Kb is K kg mol-1
If w2 gram of solute of molar mass M2 is dissolved in w1 gram
of solvent, then molality, m of the solution is given by the
expression:
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
1. Bunsen Burner
2. Tripod Stand
3. Wire Mesh
4. 250ml Flask
5. Glass Stirrer
6. Beckmann’s Thermometer
7. Solutes Under Investigation
8. Tap Water
PROCEDURE:
1. Set up the apparatus using a 250ml beaker containing
200ml of the experimental solution.
2. Put the beaker on the tripod stand with a wire mesh and
use the Bunsen burner to heat the solution.
RESULT:
On increasing the concentration, the boiling point of glucose increases
DISCUSSION AND SOURCES OF ERROR:
Due to non-availability of distilled water, tap water was also
used. Moreover, due to prolonged heating, some of the
solution evaporates bringing about a change in the actual
concentrations. So it can be suggested that increases in boiling
point is dependent only on the number of moles solute.
The difference between theoretical predictions and
experimentally found values can be attributed to
experimental errors as experiment was not conducted in
controlled laboratory conditions.
It is proved that when a non-volatile solute is added to a
volatile solvent, the boiling point of the solvent increases.
Also, this increase in boiling point is not dependent on the
nature of the solute but depends only on the number of moles
of the solute. Thus, this elevation in boiling point is a
colligative property.
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