colligative

colligative
1. Depending on numbers of particles. 2. Referring to properties of solutions that depend only on the concentration of dissolved substances and not on their nature ( e.g., osmotic pressure, elevation of boiling point, vapor pressure lowering, freezing point depression).

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col·li·ga·tive 'käl-ə-.gāt-iv adj depending on the number of particles (as molecules) and not on the nature of the particles <pressure is a \colligative property>

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col·li·ga·tive (kolґĭ-ga″tiv) in physical chemistry, depending on the number of molecules present in a given space, rather than on their size, molecular weight or chemical constitution. The colligative properties of solutions are osmotic pressure, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, and vapor pressure lowering.

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