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Why is the vapous pressure of an aqueous solution of gulucose lower than that of water ?

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At a number of sites, non-volatile glucose molecules will occupy the surface instead of water molecules. Hence, effective surface area for evaporation decreases and so the vapour pressure is lower.
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