Question

Which of the following law gives the relationship between the moles of water and the moles of solute in a solution and its water activity?

(a) Hallinan law

(b) Burgess law

(c) Raoult’s law

(d) None of the mentioned

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Question is from Principles of Semi-Moist Foods-2 in division Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Raoult’s law

To explain I would say: Raoult’s law gives the relationship between the moles of water and the moles of solute in a solution and its water activity.