Derive an expression relating the elevation of boiling point to the amount of solute present in the solution.
Answer:
the vapour pressure of a liquid increases with increase of temperature. It boils at the temperature at which its vapour pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure. For example, water boils at 373.15 K (100° C) because at this temperature the vapour pressure of water is 1.013 bar (1 atmosphere)
Let be the boiling point of pure solvent and
Tb be the boiling point of solution. The increase in
the boiling point is known as
elevation of boiling point.
for dilute solutions the elevation of boiling point (ΔTb) is directly proportional to the molal concentration of the solute in a solution. Thus
ΔTb ∝ m
or ΔTb = Kb m
Here m (molality) is the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 kg of solvent and the constant of proportionality, Kb is called Boiling Point Elevation Constant or Molal Elevation Constant (EbullioscopicConstant). The 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:
Thus, in order to determine M2, molar mass of the solute, known mass of solute in a known mass of the solvent is taken and ΔTb is
determined experimentally for a known solvent whose Kb value is known.