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Considering the formation, breaking and strength of hydrogen bond, predict which of the following mixtures will show a positive deviation from Raoult’s law?

(i) Methanol and acetone.

(ii) Chloroform and acetone.

(iii) Nitric acid and water.

(iv) Phenol and aniline

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The answer is the option (i). Methanol has hydrogen bonds. When acetone is mixed with it, some of the bonds break weakening the methanol-methanol interaction. This is why they exhibit a positive deviation.

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