experiment 6 Flashcards
What are substances that only conduct electricity when dissolved?
Electrolytes
What do NON-ELECTROLYTES contain for them not being able to conduct electricty?
molecules
Main reason why electrolytes conduct electricity when dissolved
dissociation of molecules into ions
UNIQUE electrolytes process
conduction of electric current is facilitated by movement of charged species within a covalent compound
What do you call the unique electrolytes that possess this unique ability? (3 ways you can call it)
Covalent Electrolytes
Molecular Electrolytes
Non-metallic Electrolytes
2 main categories of electrolytes
+ difference between the two
Strong Electrolytes (complete dissociation in water=production of many ions)
Weak Electrolytes (partial dissociation in water=production of few ions)
Examples of Strong & Weak Electrolytes
STRONG: strong acids and bases
WEAK: weak acids and bases
Strong Acids Examples (8)
HCl
HBr
HI
HNO3
H2SO4
HClO3
HClO4
Sulfonic Acids
Strong Bases Examples (9)
Commonly Group 1 & 2 + OH
LiOH
NaOH
KOH
RbOH
CsOH
Ca(OH)2
Sr(OH)2
Ba(OH)2
ammonium hydroxides
Difference in ARROWS used in
COMPLETE dissociation
PARTIAL dissociation
COMPLETE: one arrow
PARTIAL: two arrows
Ki vs Ka vs Kb
Ki: concentration of water in dilute solutions
Ka: ionization in acids
Kb: ionization in bases
_____ of ions determines conductivity
+ how can you measure this?
concentration
conductivity measurements
Conductivity DEFINITION
how well solutions allow the flow of electrical charges (ions)
Unit for CONDUCTIVITY
Siemens/meter
Siemens/centimeter
Tool used to measure conductivity
Pen-type conductivity meter