Camphor is often used in molecular mass determination because

Camphor is often used in molecular mass determination because
  1. it is readily available
  2. it has very high cryoscopic constant
  3. it is volatile
  4. it is solvent for organic substances

Solution

Camphor is used in molecular mass determination due to its volatile nature. The method is called Rastcamphor method. Camphor acts as a solid solvent which is volatile, hence can be removed easily.

Asked in: NEET 2004

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