Week 1 Day 1

Question 1

What is Specific Conductance?

Answer 1

Specific Conductance (SC) is a measure of how well water can conduct an electrical current.

Question 2

What is resistance?

Answer 2

Is the opposition to the passage of an electric current.

Question 3

Conductance = ?

Answer 3

1 / resistance.

Question 4

What is conductance?

Answer 4

The degree to which an object conducts electricity, calculated as the ratio of the current that flows to the potential difference present.

Question 5

What is conductivity?

Answer 5

The degree to which a specified material conducts electricity

Question 6

What is resistivity?

Answer 6

An intrinsic property that quantifies how strongly a given material opposes the flow of electric current.

Question 7

Cations flow to?

Answer 7

Cathode

Question 8

Anions flow to?

Answer 8

Anode

Question 9

Ions migrate at different _____?

Answer 9

Speeds

Question 10

What is Equivalent Conductance?

Answer 10

Conductivity of 1.0 g equivalent weight of solute contained between 2 electrode spaced 1.0 cm apart.

Question 11

What is the unit of resistance?

Answer 11

ohms

Question 12

What is the unit of conductance?

Answer 12

mhos

Question 13

True or False? The Hydronium Ion has the greatest ion mobility and is the most effective ion for carrying a charge.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What is Equivalent Conductance for most cations?

Answer 14

65 µmho-cm² equivalent-1 @25°C

Question 15

What is Equivalent Conductance for Hydronium Ion?

Answer 15

350 µmho-cm² equivalent-1 @25°C

Question 16

The resistance to current flow is _______ proportional to the conductor length and __________ proportional to the cross sectional area.

Answer 16

Directly, Inversely