Which one of the following aqueous solutions will exhibit the highest boiling point?

Which one of the following aqueous solutions will exhibit the highest boiling point? 
  1. 0.01 M KNO3
  2. 0.015 M urea
  3. 0.015 M glucose
  4. 0.01 M Na2SO4

Solution

Elevation in boiling point is a colligative property which depends upon the number of solute particles.
Greater the number of solute particles in a solution, higher the extent of elevation in boiling point.
Na 2 SO 4 2 Na + + SO 4 2 -  . On complete dissociation, i=3   Δ T b KNO 3 = K b · m i = 2 Δ T b urea = i K b · m = 1 Δ T b glucose = i K b · m = 1 Δ T b Na 2 SO 4 = K b · m i = 3 The Van't Hoff factor is the highest for Na2SO4 and will exhibit the highest boiling point.

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (10 May Shift 1)

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