0
An electrolyte is a liquid substance which acts as a medium to conduct electricity. One speaks of an electrolyte in a number of different contexts, the most common including health and fitness, and various electronics and automotive disciplines. An electrolyte is full of ions, which are atoms that have some sort of net electric charge, either positive or negative. A dilute electrolyte has a relatively small amount of ions for its volume, while a concentrated electrolyte has a high amount of ions
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What substance conducts electricity when dissolved in water?
An electrolyte.
Which solution conduct electricity?
Anything that has got electrolytes
Why is a solution of a strong acid a good conductor of electricity?
Strong acids are good conductors of electricity because they are strong electrolytes, which means they ionize more completely, therefore strong electrolytes are good conductors of electricity.
Why does an onion conduct electricity?
Electrolytes are conductors of electricity because they are ions and ions are conductors of electricity, both positively and negatively charged. When we speak of ions as conductors of electricity we are not speaking only of electricity we use for lighting our homes or for electrical appliances we find in the home. Electrolytes are elements in the body such as sodium and potassium, which are minerals and chemicals like chlorides, bicarbonates sodium, potassium and magnesium. Potassium and sodium are also elements found in blood and body fluids. Compounds, which separate into ions, when they are dissolved in water are conductors of electricity. They break into positive and negative ions when dissolved in water making them conductors of electricity. Positive ions are called cation and negative ions are called anion. Electrolytes create a conductive medium when they dissociate free ions as they dissolve in water, these are called ionic solutes. Electrolytes contain electric currents and as electrically charged ions, act as conductors of electricity. Electrolytes can be found in acids, salts and some gases in high temperature or in low pressure. Electrolytes can be considered concentrated, when the concentration of ions is high or they can be dilute when a low concentration of ions is present. Electrolytes will dissolve in water an create a solution, which conducts electrical current, therefore electrolytes are considered to be conductors of electricity.
What allows acids to conduct electric current?
An strong acid strongly conducts electricity because contains a large number of ions. Acids can be described as proton donors, or electron acceptors. These ions, when in water, act as charge carriers and can hence conduct electricity (strong electrolytes).
How do electrolytes conducts electricity?
by charge transport and transfer ........they are substances whose aqueous solution are conductors of electricity..electrolytes are good electrical conductors while non electrolytes do not conduct electricity ..........
The subatomic particle that is the cause of electricity?
The most common charge carrier in electricity is the electron. However there are special cases where other things act as charge carriers, but they are usually not subatomic particles:In electrolytes the charge carriers are ionsIn aqueous electrolytes it is possible for hydrogen ions (protons) to be charge carriersIn semiconductors the charge carriers can be either electrons or holes (virtual particles produced by electron gaps in valence band)
Are all ionic substances aqueous electrolytes?
if The solutions conduct electricity! They are called ELECTROLYTES
What is a liquid called when it can conduct electricity?
ELECTROLYTES
What do you call the liquid which conduct electricity?
Electrolytes
What Electrolytes are postivie?
Electrolytes with a positive charge include sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium
What substance conducts electricity when dissolved in water?
An electrolyte.
Which solution conduct electricity?
Anything that has got electrolytes
Why is a solution of a strong acid a good conductor of electricity?
Strong acids are good conductors of electricity because they are strong electrolytes, which means they ionize more completely, therefore strong electrolytes are good conductors of electricity.
How acids and salts conduct electricity?
They conduct electricity only if they are electrolytes: in water solutions or when they are melted.
What conducts electricity when dissolve in water?
Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
What do you call compounds that conduct electricity when dissolved or melted?
Electrolytes
