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The molal elevation constant of a liquid depends on

  1. Athe nature of the solute only
  2. Bthe mass of solute dissolved
  3. Cboth the solvent and the solute
  4. Dthe nature of the solvent only

Answer: D

involves only the boiling point, molar mass and enthalpy of vaporisation of the solvent. It does not depend on what the solute is or how much is dissolved.
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