Colligative Properties of Solutions

Colligative properties of solutions

The characteristics of a solution such as the boiling point, freezing point and vapor pressure are known as colligative properties. Colligative properties apply only to solutions and not gases or solids.

COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES ARE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES

The word colligative comes from the same Latin root that the word collection comes from.… Read the rest