Pure water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C. Would tap water likely freeze and boil at those exact temperatures? Why or why not?
1 Answer
May 24, 2018
Recall the colligative properties of freezing point depression and boiling point elevation.
In proportion to the molality product of the solute, (
Now, consider tap water. You know this!
Is tap water pure water? Of course not! It's a solution of many ions of metals or other inorganic compounds.
Hence, it has a varied boiling and melting point, by definition.