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QUESTION 1. Which of the following compounds are electrolytes and which are not?
KNO3, H2O, NaHCO3, HBr, NH3
QUESTION 2. Write the balanced chemical equation that show the dissociation of the ions in aqueous solution for the electrolytes you identify in question 1. Example: KCl (s) = K + (aq) + Cl - (aq)
(1) An electrolyte is a chemical substance that form ions when they placed in a solvent.
Among the given solutes, KNO3, HBr, NH3 and NaHCO3 are electrolytes.
KNO3 and HBr are strong electrolytes.
NH3 and NaHCO3 are weak electrolyes.
H2O (pure water) is a non electrolyte.
(2) The dissociation of given electrolytes can be written as,
KNO3(aq) K+(aq) + NO3-(aq)
KNO3 completely dissociates in aqueous solution to give K+ and NO3-.
HBr(aq) H+(aq) + Br-(aq)
HBr is a strong acid and hence dissociates completely.
NH3(aq) + H2O(l) NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)
Ammonia is a weak base and hence it will not dissociates completely in aquous solution.
NaHCO3(aq) + H2O(l) Na+(aq) + HCO3-(aq)
NaHCO3 is a weak base.