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Question
CBSEENCH12005648

Why does the boiling point of a solvent increase by the presence of a solute in it?

Solution
Answer:

A liquid boils when its vapour pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure. When a nonvolatile solute is added to a solvent, its vapour pressure gets lowered. Therefore, higher temperature will be required to attain the same vapour pressure. Therefore, the solution of a nonvolatile solute will boil at higher temperature than the solvent.