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Why can an electrical current pass through potassium hydroxide solution?
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∙ 8y ago
This is possible because potassium hydroxide is an electrolyte.
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What is A substance that conducts an electric current in solution?
A substance that dissolves in solution to conduct an electrical current is an "electrolyte" or, less commonly, an "ionogen".
What properties determine if a solution will conduct an electrical current?
a solution will conduct electricity if there are free ions or free electrons in the solution.
The ability of a solution to conduct an electrical current is its?
Conductivity - is measure in inverse amps.
What is an electrolyte that is completely dissolved in a solution and still can conduct a sharp electrical current called?
Strong Electrolyte...I think.
Ions which allow a solution to conduct electricity are known as?
Salts that ionize in water and form solutions that can conduct a current are called electrolyte.example: sodium chloride,potassium chloride.
Which will conduct electric current aluminum foil sugar or potassium hydroxide dissolved in water?
Aluminium foil and potassium hydroxide in water solution are conductors.
What substances will conduct electric current aluminum foil sugar or potassium hydroxide dissolved in water?
KOH is an ionic substance. The bond between the K and the polyatomic ion hydroxide (OH) is formed by the transfer of electrons. In solution ions (charged atoms) will form. The ions facilitate the conduction of electricity.
What solutions wiil be the poorest conductor of electrical current sucrose sodium chloride potassium nitrate lithium hydroxide sulfuric acid?
Sucrose, C12H22O11
Will potassium hydroxide conduct an electric current and why?
Yes, because when the hydroxide's carbon mixes with air it creates a power conduit which sucks energy right from the sky :)
What Carries the electrical current in an aqueous NaCl solution?
ions
What is A substance that conducts an electric current in solution?
A substance that dissolves in solution to conduct an electrical current is an "electrolyte" or, less commonly, an "ionogen".
Before the avent of modern instruments what was the basis on which one could claim that a substance was a new element in the year 1807?
In the year 1807, the English chemistDavy passed an electrical current through a molten potassium hydroxide and isolated a bright, shiny reactive substance.He claimed the discovery of a new element, which he named potassium.
How does the body conduct an electrical current?
The human body is over 70 percent water. The electron transfer that is the fundamental part of an electrical current uses ions dissolved in solution to conduct the electrical current.
What properties determine if a solution will conduct an electrical current?
a solution will conduct electricity if there are free ions or free electrons in the solution.
The ability of a solution to conduct an electrical current is its?
Conductivity - is measure in inverse amps.
Why does potassium metal not collect at the cathode when aqueous solution of potassium hydrochloride is electrolyzed?
The reduction of hydrogen from water to produce hydrogen gas occurs at a lower electrical potential difference than the reduction of potassium ions to potassium metal. In even a concentrated aqueous solution, the supply of water present is usually adequate for this reaction to consume all the available electric current. Also, any small amount of potassium metal that might form would react very rapidly with water to release hydrogen gas.
What is a substance that dissolves in solution to conduct an electrical current?
In a normal battery; Copper and Zinc.
