2007-07-24 08:32:32 · 4 answers · asked by jordan k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Increasing the solute will increase the boiling point of water. This is due to the colligative property known as boiling point elevation. When you add a solute to a liquid it will increase the boiling point.
2007-07-24 10:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by scott k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It increases it, causing the solution to remain liquid at higher temperatures. Boiling point elevation is an example of a "colligative property," which is a property of a solution that is affected by solute concentration. The effect is often quite small; sea water has a very high concentration of salt, but boils at 100.6 degrees Celcius, only 0.6 degrees higher than pure water.
2007-07-24 15:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It increases the boiling point - but I guess it could also depend on the solute. This is why people "add salt" to water they plan on boiling. It doesn't make the water boil faster, as some people claim, but it does make it boil at a hotter temperature.
2007-07-24 15:35:45 · answer #3 · answered by nixity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increases it. Check the boiling point formula to be sure:
Change in BP = i*Kb*m
2007-07-24 15:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by victoria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋