Exercise | Q 2.05 | Page 45
Answer the following in one or two sentences.
What is van’t Hoff factor?
Solution
van’t Hoff factor (i) is defined as the ratio of colligative property of a solution of electrolyte divided by the colligative property of nonelectrolyte solution of the same concentration.
Thus,
i =
where quantities without subscript refer to electrolytes and those with subscript to nonelectrolytes.