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What is the difference between Volatile and Non-Volatile substances?
The differences between Volatile and Non-Volatile substances are as follows:-
| Volatile Substances | Non-Volatile Substances |
| 1. A volatile substance is one that readily evaporates or sublimates at room temperature or below. | 1. A non-volatile substance refers to a substance that does not readily evaporates into gas under existing conditions. |
| 2. Have a higher vapour pressure. | 2. Have a low vapour pressure. |
| 3. Have a low boiling point. | 3. Have a high boiling point. |
| 4. Have weaker intermolecular attractions. | 4. Have strong intermolecular attractions. |
| 5. When volatile liquids are heated or stored in an open container, the volume of it decreases. | 5. When volatile liquids are heated or stored in an open container, the volume of it does not easily decrease. |
| 6. It is usually highly flammable. | 6. It is usually non-flammable. |
| 7. It can be easily detected by smell. | 7. It can't be easily detected by smell. |
| 8. Examples- Alcohol, Mercury, and Gasoline. | 8. Examples- Sugar, Oil and salt. |
Updated on: 10-Oct-2022
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