Consider the following statements:
1. Addition of salt to pure water increases the boiling point of water and decreases the freezing point of water.
2. When methyl alcohol is added to water, boiling point of water decreases.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Adding a non-volatile solute like salt to water lowers its vapor pressure, resulting in an elevation of boiling point and a depression of freezing point (Statement 1 is correct). Conversely, adding volatile methyl alcohol (which has a lower boiling point of 64.7°C and higher vapor pressure than water) lowers the boiling point of the resulting mixture (Statement 2 is correct). Both statements are correct.