Question

what will happen if Two Beakers Having A Volatile Solvent With Non Volatile Solute Of Different Concentrations Are Placed Together In Closed Container

Answer 1

The volume of the first beaker solution decreases and the volume of the second beaker solution increases.

Two Beakers Having A Volatile Solvent With Non Volatile Solute Of Different Concentrations Are Placed Together In Closed Container.

• In one beaker the concentration of  solvent is very high .
• Since it is volatile, it will vaporize.
• This increases the vapor pressure till it will come in equilibrium.
• This causes the volume to decrease.

• In the second beaker the solution has lower concentration of solvent than the first.
• The non-volatile solute will not vaporize for vapor pressure to be in equilibrium.
• So, the volume of solution increase.

So, the volume of the first beaker solution decreases and the volume of the second beaker solution increases.