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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

why is increase in temperature observed on chloroform and acetone

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7 Years agoGrade 12
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7 Years ago
When chloroform is added to acetone there are new forces of attraction due to hydrogen bonding in between acetone and chloroform. Δmix H is negative because energy is released due to increase in the attractive forces. Therefore dissolution is the exothermic process. Hence the temperature increases