Rank the following 1.0M solutions from highest conductivity to lowest?

HNO2, H3BO3, HCl, HNO3, H3PO4

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Andrea B.
Mar 22, 2018

#HCl, HNO_3, H_3PO_4, HNO_2, H_3BO_3#

Explanation:

Conductivity is given maily by #H^+# ions. You have two strong acid fully dissociated that have the greater conductivity. HCl is more conductive than #HNO_3# but the difference is very small. the later compounds are in order of their acid force # H_3PO_4 with K_1 =7 xx 10^-3, HNO_2 with K =5 xx 10^-4, H_3BO_3 with K= 7 xx 10^-10#

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