Question

Explain the conductivity of electrolyte?

Answer 1

Conductivity (or specific conductance) of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is siemens per meter (S/m).

Conductivity measurements are used routinely in many industrial and environmental applications as a fast, inexpensive and reliable way of measuring the ionic content in a solution.[1] For example, the measurement of product conductivity is a typical way to monitor and continuously trend the performance of water purification systems.

In many cases, conductivity is linked directly to the total dissolved solids (T.D.S.). High quality deionized water has a conductivity of about 5.5 μS/m, typical drinking water in the range of 5–50 mS/m, while sea water about 5 S/m[2] (i.e., sea water's conductivity is one million times higher than that of deionized water).

Conductivity is traditionally determined by connecting the electrolyte in a Wheatstone bridge. Dilute solutions follow Kohlrausch's Laws of concentration dependence and additivity of ionic contributions. Lars Onsager gave a theoretical explanation of Kohlrausch's law by extending Debye–Hückel theory.

Answer 2

Electrolyte are the substances through which electric current can pass and they ionize.
conductivity is the measure of  extent  how much current can pass through it and they ionize . its unit are seimens per meter(S/m).
if a substance on passing current is completely ionize then is it strong electrolyte like Sulfuric acid while if is it not completely ionize on passing curent is called weak electrolyte like acetic acid . if a substance cant ionize on passing current is non electrolyte