Interpretation:
The reason as to why people who live at high altitudes are advised to add salt to water when boiling food like pasta is to be explained. The mole fraction of NaCl needed to raise the boiling point of H2O by 3° is to be calculated. Whether the given amount of salt added to water substantially changes the boiling point or not is to be identified.
Concept introduction:
When a non-volatile solute is added to a solvent, the boiling point of the solution gets raised in comparison to that of the pure solvent. The formula for elevation in boiling point is given as,
Where,
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Answer to Problem 7.71E
People who live at high altitudes are advised to add salt to water when boiling food like pasta because the pressure at high altitudes is low and the water starts boiling below its normal boiling point. Therefore, salt is added to increase the boiling point of the water. The mole fraction of
Explanation of Solution
The pressure at high altitudes is low and the water starts boiling below its normal boiling point. Therefore, the water starts boiling before the food cooks and it is advised to add salt to water when boiling food like pasta.
The boiling point elevation constant of water is
The required elevation in the boiling temperature of the water is
The formula for elevation in boiling point is given as,
Where,
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Rearrange the above equation for the value of
Substitute the value of
The molality of the salt solution is
The molar mass of the water is
The number of mole of a substance is given as:
Where,
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Substitute the value of the mass and molar mass of water in the above equation.
The number of moles of water is
The mole fraction of a substance present in two-component system is given as,
Where,
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Substitute the value of a number of moles of water and the number of moles of sodium chloride in the above equation for the value of mole fraction of sodium chloride.
The mole fraction of
One teaspoon of salt is dissolved into four quarts of water.
The molar mass of sodium chloride is
The standard amount present in one teaspoon is
One quart has
The density of water is
The density of sodium chloride is
The relation between mass, volume and density is given as,
Where,
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Substitute the value of density and volume of water in the equation (2).
Substitute the value of density and volume of sodium chloride in the equation (2).
The molality of a salt solution is given as,
Where,
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Substitute the molar mass of sodium chloride, the mass of the sodium chloride and mass of the water in the above equation.
Therefore, the molality of the solution that is formed by dissolving one teaspoon of salt into four quarts of water is
Substitute the value of molality of salt solution and
The elevation in the boiling point of water is very low. Therefore, the given amount of salt added to water does not substantially change the boiling point.
People who live at high altitudes are advised to add salt to water when boiling food like pasta to increase the boiling point of water The mole fraction of
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