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The boiling point of an azeotropic mixtu...

The boiling point of an azeotropic mixture of water and ethyl alcohol is less than that of the theoretical value of water and alcohol mixture. Hence the mixture shows

A

that solution is highly saturated

B

positive deviation from Raoult's law

C

negative deviation from Raoult's law

D

none of these

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B
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