the condectivity of some increased by adding acids why
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Answer:
Would not the conductivity of the solution INCREASE...?
Explanation:
We take a generic acid....and to some extent it undergoes protonolysis with water....and when we do this reaction we always add acid to water, and never the reverse....why so?
#HX(g) +H_2O(l) rightleftharpoons H_3O^+ + X^-#
For the LOWER hydrogen halides, this equilibrium lies strongly to the RIGHT as we face the page. But even were we to consider the weak acid, #HF#, INCREASED concentrations of #H_3O^+# and #X^-# would INCREASE the conductivity of the solution. I will look for a metric to establish this....
Answer:
On adding acids, conductivity increases due to the mobility of hydrogen ions.
Explanation: Since conductivity depend on the concentration of the ions as they are the charge carriers due to which conduction is possible
Since strong acid has more number of ions than weak acid due to which it solution will be a better electrical conductor. For example hydrogen chloride, sodium hydroxide have more conductivity because they react with water and completely converted to ions