JEE Main2004ChemistrySolutionsActual
Which of the following liquid pairs shows a positive deviation from Raoult's law?
Options
- AWater - hydrochloric acid
- BAcetone - chloroform
- CWater - nitric acid
- DBenzene - methanol
Correct answer
D. Benzene - methanol
Step-by-step solution
Benzene in methanol breaks the H - bonding of the alcohol making its boiling point decrease & there by its vapour pressure increases leading two +ve deviation.