Practice: Which of the following represents a strong base?
Electrolytes are compounds that can conduct electricity once they are dissolved in a solvent.
Whenever you add a solute to a solvent there are three possible outcomes: the solute dissolves completely, dissolves partially or doesn't dissolve at all into ions.
Concept #1: The Classification of Strong Electrolytes
Strong Electrolytes break up into ions completely and are grouped into 3 categories: Strong Acids, Strong Bases and Soluble Ionic Compounds.
Example #1: Provide the equation when sulfuric acid dissolves in a solvent.
Concept #2: Strong Bases represent strong electrolytes that complete dissolve into ions in a solvent.
Practice: Which of the following represents a strong base?
Concept #3: Weak Electrolyte Classifications
Weak Electrolytes partially break up into ions and are grouped into 2 categories: Weak Acids and Weak Bases.
Example #2: Which of the following represents a weak binary acid and therefore a weak electrolyte?
a) H2SO3 b) HCl c) HNO2 d) HCN e) HBrO3
Concept #4: Nonelectrolytes are covalent compound that don't dissolve into ions.
Non-Electrolytes do NOT break up into ions at all and are commonly referred to as molecular compounds.
Practice: Which of the following represents a non-electrolyte?
Practice: Each of the following reactions depicts a solute dissolving in water. Classify each solute as a strong electrolyte, a weak electrolyte or a non-electrolyte.
Practice: Which of the following statements is true?
