Chapter 2  Solutions Class 12 Chemistry Maharashtra Board Textbook Solution

2. Answer the following in one or two sentences

ix. What is the effect on the boiling point of water if 1 mole of methyl alcohol is added to 1 dm3 of water? Why?

Answer:-

i. When 1 mole of methyl alcohol is added to 1 dm3 of water, the boiling point of water decreases.

ii. Methyl alcohol is a volatile liquid. Therefore, it increases the vapour pressure of a solution at a given temperature. Hence, the solution boils at lower temperature.

Chapter 2  Solutions Class 12 Chemistry Maharashtra Board Textbook Solution