Out of 0.1 molal aqueous solution of glucose and sodium chloride respectively. Which one will have high boiling point?

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anor277
Feb 11, 2018

The salt solution will have the higher boiling point....

Explanation:

Boiling point elevation is a colligative property that depends on the number of particles in solution. Sodium chloride in aqueous solution speciates according to the following equation:

#NaCl(s) stackrel(H_2O)rarrunderbrace(Na^+ + Cl^-)_"2 equiv of particles in solution"#

And if you like you could certainly call this a chemical reaction.

On the other hand, glucose DOES NOT speciate in aqueous solution, and a given molality (i.e. the same as that for #NaCl(aq)#) will result in the SAME number of particles in solution.

#C_6H_12O_6(s) stackrel(H_2O)rarrunderbrace(C_6H_12O_6(aq))_"1 equiv of particles in solution"#

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