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Why does impurities affect boiling and melting point
« on: October 26, 2005, 11:35:03 AM »
My teacher only says that impurities would increase boiling point and decrease melting point, which is true as reflected by experiments, but why does it affect?
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Re:Why does impurities affect boiling and melting point
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2005, 12:10:17 PM »
look up "colligative properties" on the internet.
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