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| | Hammel, 1972, Colligative Properties of Solution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Four of these properties which can be measured experimentally are (i) the osmotic pressure, (ii) the lower vapor pressure, (iii) the lower melting temperature, and (iv) the higher boiling temperature. |
 | | Thus, the lowering of the melting point, like the other colligative properties, is attributable to the enhanced tension in the solvent induced by the thermal pressure of the solute molecules exerted at the free surface of the solution. |
 | | The colligative properties at equilibrium in a solution with an unrestrained surface can be attributed to the thermal, mechanical, and electrostatic forces exerted by the solute and solvent molecules at this surface. |
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