Answer to Question #317172 in General Chemistry for buibui

Question

What is the freezing point depression and boiling point elevation of the solution with acetic acid (CH3COOH) (MW= 60 g/mol) which weighs 200 grams of acetic acid and 259 grams of water?

Answer 1

Boiling point elevation is the raising of a solvent's boiling point due to the addition of a solute. Similarly, freezing point depression is the lowering of a solvent's freezing point due to the addition of a solute.