Which of the following liquid pairs shows a positive deviation from Raoult's law?

Which of the following liquid pairs shows a positive deviation from Raoult's law?
  1. Water - hydrochloric acid
  2. Acetone - chloroform
  3. Water - nitric acid
  4. Benzene - methanol

Solution

Benzene in methanol breaks the $\mathrm{H}$ - bonding of the alcohol making its boiling point decrease \& there by its vapour pressure increases leading two +ve deviation.

Asked in: JEE Main 2004

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