Here's why:
* Vapor Pressure: The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which its vapor pressure equals the surrounding atmospheric pressure. Adding a solute disrupts the solvent molecules' ability to escape into the vapor phase, effectively lowering the vapor pressure of the solution.
* Increased Energy Needed: To reach the boiling point, the solution now requires more energy to increase its vapor pressure to match the atmospheric pressure. This means the boiling point is higher than that of the pure solvent.
Important Points:
* Colligative Property: Boiling point elevation is a colligative property, meaning it depends only on the number of solute particles present in the solution, not their identity.
* Non-Volatile Solutes: The solute should be non-volatile, meaning it doesn't readily vaporize at the solution's boiling point.
* Magnitude of Elevation: The elevation of the boiling point is proportional to the molality (moles of solute per kilogram of solvent) of the solution.
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