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how will the boiling point of a liter of water containing 1 mole of sodium chloride compare with that of a liter of wATER containing 1 mole of calcium chloride

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The increase on the boiling point of a solvent (water in thiis case) is a colligative property: it is proportional to the number of particles dissolved.

Sodium chloride is a ionic salt with chemical formula NaCl. It ionizes fully into two ions (Na+ and Cl-).

Calcium chloride is a ionic salt with chemical formula CaCl2. It ionizes fully into three ions (one Ca(2+), and two Cl-).

So, the boiling point of the solution with 1 mole of calcium chloride will be higher than the boiling point of the solution with 1 mole of sodium chloride.
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