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Consider the addition of NaCl to the ice-water mix in Part II. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Salt lowers the freezing point of water by interfering with the intermolecular forces of the water molecules, allowing for more interactions between water molecules.
b. Salt lowers the freezing point of water by interfering with the intermolecular forces of the water molecules, allowing for less interactions between water molecules.
c. Salt raises the freezing point of water by interfering with the intermolecular forces of the water molecules, allowing for less interactions between water molecules
d. None of the above are correct.

Respuesta :

b is correct

salt lowers the freezing point of water (colligative property) by lowering the interaction and intermolecular forces between water molecules

Salt lowers the freezing point of water by interfering with the intermolecular forces of the water molecules, allowing for less interactions between water molecules.

What is freezing point?

The Freezing point is the temperature of a liquid at which it changes its state from liquid to solid at atmospheric pressure.

Salt molecules block water molecules from packing together when temperature is lowered. It then prevents them from becoming ice. More water molecules leave the solid phase than the ones entering the solid phase. Freezing point depression occurs when the freezing point of the liquid is lowered by addition of solute.

Hence, option B is correct.

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