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To calculate the ebullioscopic constant (Kb) for water and benzene, their molecular weight (Mw),
boiling point (Tb), and enthalpy of vaporization (ΔHvap) are needed which are taken from the
standard table for pure substances.

 M w  water  0.0180 kg mol

 M w  benzene  0.0781 kg mol
 Tb  water  373.2 K
 Tb  water  353.2 K
 H vap  water  40650  kg  m2   s2  mol 
 H vap  benzene  30720  kg  m 2   s2  mol 

Value of R to be used is

8.314 kg  m 2  s 2
 mol  K .
Now, use the given theoretical expression for ebullioscopic constant (Kb) to calculate its values
for water and benzene as:

 M w  water R  Tb  2water
 Kb  water 
 H vap  water
 kg   kg  m 2 
  373.2 K 
2
 0.0180   8.314 2
 mol   s  mol  K 

kg  m 2
40650 2
s  mol
kg  K
 0.513
mol
 M w  benzene R  Tb  benzene
2

 Kb  benzene 
 H vap  benzene
 kg   kg  m 2 
  353.2 K 
2
 0.0781   8.314 2
 mol   s  mol  K 

kg  m 2
30720 2
s  mol
kg  K
 2.637
mol

Therefore, the calculated theoretical values of ebullioscopic constant (Kb) for water and benzene
are 0.513 and 2.637 respectively which confirms the given experimental values of 0.51 and 2.63
respectively.