with the help of neat lebelled diagram, explain the conduction of electricity by acidic solution
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Explanation:
First of all we should remember that for conduction of electricity we need the presence of charge carriers which can be ions or electrons. Also an electrolyte has the ability to dissociate to form its respective ions which can act as charge carriers and conduct electricity. Similarly an acid has the ability to release H+ ion and forms ions which can acid as charge carriers and thus conduct electricity.
-In simple form we can understand this as: Let us take an acid HCl which in water forms a solution:
HX → H + Cl−
- These H+ ions cannot exist alone and so combine with H2O to form H3O+ ions.
H + H2O → H3O+
- The H3O+ ions produced here at the end act as charge carriers and conduct electricity in the water solution of acid and water.
- This process is shown diagrammatically as below:
