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Boiling Point Elevation

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Boiling point elevation is the rise in a solution's boiling point above its solvent's, proportional to solute molality through a solvent-specific constant.

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Adding ethylene glycol to a car radiator's water raises its boiling point above 100 °C.

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The elevation constant depends on the solvent's identity, not the solute's — different solvents give different elevations for the same solute.