Logan is cooking, and he wants to increase the boiling point of the water. Which solute would not be a good choice as it would not increase the boiling point as much as the others?

A) Salt, NaCl
B) Magnesium Sulfate, MgSO4
C) Potassium Sulfate, K2SO4
D) Sucrose, C12H22O11

1 Answer
anor277
Mar 24, 2018

Well, sucrose is the only solute that will not dissociate...

Explanation:

And the more particles in solution, the MORE the boiling point will increase. In any case, chefs do not add magnesium salts or sulfate salts to their saucepans... They say that in the British army, the soldiers' rations were spiked with bromide salts to dampen their libido...but I am not sure that the practice was legitimate.

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