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<h2 class="title">Electrolytes, Ionization and Conductivity</h2>
<p>You have learnt that <a data-lesson="unique-properties-of-water" data-subject="chemistry" data-tutorial="states-of-matter" href="https://app.ulearngo.com/chemistry/states-of-matter/unique-properties-of-water">water</a> is a <a data-lesson="polar-molecules" data-subject="chemistry" data-tutorial="bonding-atomic-combinations" href="https://app.ulearngo.com/chemistry/bonding-atomic-combinations/polar-molecules">polar</a> molecule and that it can dissolve <a data-lesson="ionic-solids" data-subject="chemistry" data-tutorial="liquids-and-solids" href="https://app.ulearngo.com/chemistry/liquids-and-solids/ionic-solids">ionic</a> substances in water. When ions are present in water, the water is able to conduct electricity. The solution is known as an electrolyte.</p>
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<h3>Definition: Electrolyte</h3>
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<p>An electrolyte is a substance that contains free ions and behaves as an electrically conductive medium.</p>
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<p>Because <a data-lesson="summarizing-electrolytes" data-subject="chemistry" data-tutorial="solutions-and-colloids" href="https://app.ulearngo.com/chemistry/solutions-and-colloids/summarizing-electrolytes">electrolytes</a> generally consist of ions in solution, they are also known as ionic solutions. A strong electrolyte is one where many ions are present in the solution and a weak electrolyte is one where few ions are present. Strong electrolytes are good conductors of electricity and weak electrolytes are weak conductors of electricity. Non-electrolytes do not conduct electricity at all. <strong>Conductivity</strong> in aqueous solutions, is a measure of the ability of water to conduct an electric current. The more <strong>ions</strong> there are in the solution, the higher its conductivity. Also the more ions there are in solution, the stronger the electrolyte.</p>
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Electrolytes, Ionization and Conductivity

Chemistry generally explores the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances. 

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Explore how different substances dissolve and react with each other in water, including ionization and conductivity, precipitation reactions, tests for anions, and various types of reactions such as redox and ion exchange.


Electrolytes, Ionization and Conductivity

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