Which solute, an electrolyte or a nonelectrolyte, has the greater effect on the boiling point when a given amount of each solute is dissolved in the same mass of water?

Boiling-point elevation depends on the number of dissolved particles: more particles cause a greater increase in boiling point. An electrolyte dissociates into ions in water, producing more particles than the same amount of a nonelectrolyte, which remains as molecules. Therefore, the electrolyte has the greater effect.

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