Quick Recap — Raoult's Law & Colligative Properties

  • Raoult's law: p=pxsolventp=p^\circ x_{solvent}; relative lowering ppp=xsolute\dfrac{p^\circ-p}{p^\circ}=x_{solute}.
  • Colligative properties depend only on the number of solute particles: elevation ΔTb=Kbm\Delta T_b=K_b m; depression ΔTf=Kfm\Delta T_f=K_f m; osmotic pressure π=CRT\pi=CRT.
  • Van't Hoff factor ii: multiply each colligative expression by ii (i=1i=1 non-electrolyte, 22 for NaCl, 33 for CaCl2CaCl_2, full dissociation).
  • Non-volatile solute \Rightarrow lower vapour pressure, higher boiling point, lower freezing point.