Introduction
Water is termed the ‘universal solvent’ since it is capable of dissolving a large variety of substances. These solutes can be broadly classified as ionic and molecular solutes, based on their behaviour in solution. Ionic solutes dissociate into their constituent ions when dissolved in water. An example of this class is sodium chloride (common salt). Molecular solutes are dissolved as uncharged molecules, like sucrose (sugar). The effect of ionic solutes on the boiling point of water is the focus of this project. Boiling occurs when the vapour pressure above a liquid equals the pressure over it. Hence, the normal ...
