6. What is the freezing point of an aqueous solution that boils at 105.0 oC? Solution The boiling point of an aqueous solution is 105.0°C. The boiling point of pure water is 100.0°C. The elevation of boiling point is given as ?T b = (boiling point of solution) – (boiling point of pure water) = (105.0°C) – (100.0°C) = 5.0°C. As per Raoult’s law, we have, ?T b = K b *(molality of the solution) where K b = 0.512°C/m is the boiling point elevation constant of water. Plug in values and obtain 5.0°C = (0.512°C/m)*(molality of the solution) ====> molality of the solution = (5.0°C)/(0.512°C/m) = 9.7656 m. Assume that the molality of the solution remains constant; therefore, we can find the freezing point depression of the aqueous solution using Raoult’s law as below. ?T f = K f *(molality of the solution) where K f = freezing point depression constant of water = 1.86°C/m. Plug in values and get ?T f = (1.86°C/m)*(9.7656 m) = 18.1640°C. We define ?T f = (T f ) pure – (T f ) solution where T f,pure = 0.0°C is the freezing point of pure water and T f,solution is the freezing point of the aqueous solution. Plug in values and get 18.1640°C = 0.0°C – T f , solution ====> T f,solution = 0.0°C – 18.1640°C = -18.1640°C ? -18.2°C (ans). .