Aqueous solutions from the following with the highest boiling point will be: (Assume no dissociation or association)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 1.0 M Fructose
Elevation of boiling point is a colligative property: it depends on the number of solute particles, not on their nature. For a dilute solution
\( \Delta T_b = i\,K_b\,m \)
The question says there is no dissociation or association, so i = 1 for every solute, and Kb is the same (all are aqueous). The boiling point is then highest for the highest concentration of solute (for dilute aqueous solutions molarity and molality are nearly equal):
1.0 M fructose > 0.25 M glucose > 0.2 M acetic acid > 0.1 M urea
So 1.0 M fructose boils at the highest temperature.
NCERT (2026-27 edition):
Elevation of Boiling Point – “… Similar to lowering of vapour pressure, the elevation of boiling point also depends on the number of solute molecules rather than their nature.”
Elevation of Boiling Point – “… Experiments have shown that for dilute solutions the elevation of boiling point (ΔTb) is directly proportional to the molal concentration of the solute in a solution. Thus
ΔTb ∝ m (1.29)
or ΔTb = Kb m (1.30)”