Colligative properties are properties of solutions that depend on the number of solute particles in a given amount of solvent and not on the nature of the solute particles.
In decolorization, particularly in purifying substances like sugar or organic compounds, animal charcoal (also known as bone char) is often used for its adsorptive properties.
The boiling of animal charcoal with hot water serves several purposes:
Activation
Removal of Soluble Impurities
Enhancing Adsorption
The general steps involved in the decolorization process with animal charcoal include:
The substance used to absorb carbon dioxide gas in combustion analysis is 50% KOH (potassium hydroxide)
50% KOH (potassium hydroxide):
Potassium hydroxide is used to absorb CO (_2) because it reacts with CO (_2) to form potassium carbonate (K(_2 )CO (_3) and potassium bicarbonate (KHCO (_3)).
This makes it an effective absorbent for CO(_2) in combustion analysis.
The molality (m) of a solution is the moles of solute divided by the kilograms of solvent. A solution that contains 1.0mol of NaCl dissolved into 1.0kg of water is a "one-molal" solution of sodium chloride.
The symbol for molality is a lower-case m written in italics.