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The depression in freezing point of water observed for the same amount of acetic acid, dichloro-acetic acid and trichloro acetic acid increases in the order given above. Explain briefly. |
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Answer» Given acids are `CH_(3)COOH,CHCl_(2)COOH, C Cl_(3)COOH`. The depression in freezing point of a solute in water depends upon the number of ions (or) particles in aqueous solution. The given three acdis are arranged in the order of their acidic strengths (increasing order) `CH_(3)COOH lt CHCl_(2)COOH lt C Cl_(3)COOH` Due to the presence of three chlorine atoms `C Cl_(3)COOH` is more acidic than `CHCl_(2)COOH` and followed by `CH_(3)COOH`. `:.` The order of depression in freezing point is `CH_(3)COOH lt CHCl_(2)COOH lt C Cl_(3)COOH` |
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