What is the formula for electrolytes?
1 Answer
Aug 9, 2017
Most soluble ionic compounds, acids, and bases are electrolytes.
Explanation:
An electrolyte is a substance that, when dissolved in a solvent (such as water), dissociates into ions that can carry a current throughout the solution.
So essentially, any compound (that has relatively well solubility) that is comprised of a cation and anion can be an electrolyte.
Examples include
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most ionic compounds (
#"NaCl"# ,#"KI"# ,#"CaCl"_2# , etc.) -
most acids (
#"HCl"# ,#"H"_2"SO"_4# ,#"HClO"_3# , etc.) -
most bases (
#"NaOH"# ,#"KOH"# ,#"RbOH"# , etc.)