A solution of urea (molar mass 56 g mol–1) boils at 100.18 ºC at atmospheric pressure. If Kf and Kb for water are 1.86 and 0.512 K kg mol–1 respectively, the above solution will freeze at:

1. –6.54 ºC

2. –0.654 ºC

3. 6.54 ºC

4. 0.654 ºC

Subtopic:  Elevation of Boiling Point | Depression of Freezing Point |
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