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How is the freezing point of a solvent affected when a solute is added to form a solution?
How is the freezing point of a solvent affected when a solute is added to form a solution?
It is depressed
What is the term used to describe the decrease in vapor pressure of a solution when a non-volatile solute is added to a volatile solvent?
What is the term used to describe the decrease in vapor pressure of a solution when a non-volatile solute is added to a volatile solvent?
Relative lowering of vapor pressure
What is the term for the pressure that needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of solvent across a semipermeable membrane?
What is the term for the pressure that needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of solvent across a semipermeable membrane?
Osmotic pressure
What happens to the boiling point of a solvent when a solute is added to it to form a solution?
What happens to the boiling point of a solvent when a solute is added to it to form a solution?
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What are properties of solutions that depend on the number of solute particles and are called colligative properties?
What are properties of solutions that depend on the number of solute particles and are called colligative properties?
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