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11.2 Electrolytes

Ionic dissociation against molecular ionization in water, and why strong, weak, and nonelectrolyte solutions differ in conducting current.

Chemistry 2e, 11.2 Electrolytes

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11.2 Exercise 1

Explain why the ions Na+ and Cl− are strongly solvated in water but not in hexane, a solvent composed of nonpolar molecules.

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11.2 Exercise 5

What is the expected electrical conductivity of the following solutions?

(a) NaOH(aq)

(b) HCl(aq)

(c) C6H12O6(aq) (glucose)

(d) NH3(aq)

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11.2 Exercise 7

Indicate the most important type of intermolecular attraction responsible for solvation in each of the following solutions:

(a) the solutions in the figure

(b) methanol, CH3OH, dissolved in ethanol, C2H5OH

(c) methane, CH4, dissolved in benzene, C6H6

(d) the polar halocarbon CF2Cl2 dissolved in the polar halocarbon CF2ClCFCl2

(e) O2(l) in N2(l)

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11.1 The Dissolution Process11.3 Solubility

Adapted from General Chemistry © 2019 Rice University. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Sources: Chemistry 2e, Chemistry: Atoms First 2e. Imported at revision 32c7196.

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