A solution of 0.10 M hydrochloric acid, HCl, is a better conductor of electricity than 0.10 M acetic acid, CH3COOH How many ions and molecules in both solutions to explain this observation.
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HCl is a strong acid which means that 100% of it dissociates in water (is a strong electrolyte). acetic acid on the other hand is a weak base and only a small portion of it actually dissociates in water (is a weak electrolyte). to sketch hte ions and molecules in both solutions, show the HCl solution with only H⁺ cations and Cl⁻ anions in the water and the CH₃COOH solution with H⁺ cations, CH₃COO⁻ anions, and CH₃COOH molecules in water. The more cations and anions a solution has, the more conductive it is. That means that the acetic acid is less conductive since not 100% of the acid dissociates into cations and anions meaning less cations and anions are being produced.
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