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Boiling-point elevation describes the phenomenon that the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added, meaning that a solution has a higher boiling point than a pure solvent. This happens whenever a non-volatile solute, such as a salt, is added to a pure solvent, such as water. The boiling point can be measured accurately using an ebullioscope.

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What happens to a solvent when a nonvolatile solute is added to it?

It increases the boiling point of the solution and it increases the temperature range over which the solution remains a liquid.


Will water with salt evaporate faster than water with out salt?

No, it will evaporate slower. When salt or another nonvolatile solute is added to water it raises the boiling point, making it more difficult to evaporate.


What happens when a crystal of solute is added to a unsaturated solution?

It will dissolve


What happens when a solute is added to an unsaturated solution?

It will dissolve in the solution.


What happens to a solution when solute is added?

If the solute is soluble, it will dissolve in the solvent.


What happens when solute particles are added to a pure solvent in a closed container at a constant temperature and pressure?

it decreases.


What will the nonvolatile solute do to the freezing point of a solvent?

This is the property of freezing point depression and boiling point elevation. This is because of the solute absorbing the energy added to the system to heat its own molecules and so it would require more energy to boil the solvent. Likewise for freezing point depression, the molecules retain more energy.


What do we call the solid being added to the liquid?

The solid being added to the liquid is called a solute. When the solute is dissolved in the liquid, it forms a solution.


When you add solute to a solid what happens to the freeze point?

When a solvent is added to any solute, the freezing point decreases. (This was not the question asked.) When you add solute to a solid, it depresses the freezing point. An example of this is using salt to melt the ice on roads and sidewalks.


What happens when a solution reaches the saturation point?

When a solution reaches the saturation point, it can no longer dissolve additional solute at that temperature. Any excess solute added will not dissolve and will instead settle at the bottom of the container. This leads to a state of dynamic equilibrium between the dissolved and undissolved solute.


What happens to the extra solute added to a saturated solution?

The extra solute added to a saturated solution will not dissolve and will remain as undissolved solid at the bottom of the container. This is because the solution is already holding the maximum amount of solute that it can dissolve at that particular temperature.


What happens to vapor pressure as more solute such as sugar is added to a solution?

The vapor pressure of the solution decreases as more solute is added. This is because the presence of the solute particles restricts the movement of solvent molecules, making it harder for them to escape into the vapor phase. As a result, the overall vapor pressure of the solution is lower than that of the pure solvent.