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respected sir,water shows hydrogen bonding then how is it possible that a solution of water and HCL shows negative deviation from raoults law i.e, the physical force between water and HCL is stronger then physical force between water molecules??if possible please give a detailed answer.thank you!!

shubhum joshi , 13 Years ago
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shreyas sv

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i would like to remind you that Cl atoms in HCl are bigger in size and cannot form hydrogen bonding with water.. therefore HCl in water dissociates to give H+ and Cl- ions. so van't hoff factor i=2 . hence HCl and water interaction is stonger than water-water.

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