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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What is a boiling point of a liquid.derive a relationship between the molecular mass of a nonvolatile solute and elevation of boiling point in a solution?

Profile image of SATYA Ranjan Das
8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the external pressure surrounding the liquid. Therefore, the boiling point of a liquid depends on atmospheric pressure. The boiling point becomes lower as the external pressure is reduced.
Profile image of Ravleen Kaur
8 Years ago
Hello Student,

The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere on the liquidis called Boiling point.

Ihave attached image for the Derivation.

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Ravleen Kaur
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