What happens to freezing point of benzene when small quantity of naphthalene is added to benzene?
- Increases
- Decreases
- Remains unchanged
- First decreases and then increases
Answer
(2) Decreases
Solution
Tf = Kf m
∵ naphthalene is a non-volatile solute ⇒ vapour pressure of benzene is lowered ⇒ solid and liquid benzene are in equilibrium at a lower temperature
∴ Tf (solution) = Tf - Tf ⇒ freezing point decreases
Answer: (2)