{"id":164460,"date":"2024-11-10T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T09:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=164460"},"modified":"2024-11-10T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T09:56:35","slug":"kclo%e2%82%83-is-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/10\/kclo%e2%82%83-is-a\/","title":{"rendered":"KClO\u2083 is a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KClO\u2083 is a <strong><em>__<\/em><\/strong>.<br>1) strong acid<br>2) weak acid<br>3) strong base<br>4) weak base<br>5) non electrolyte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KClO\u2083, or potassium chlorate, is neither an acid nor a base. It is a <strong>non-electrolyte<\/strong>. This means that when KClO\u2083 is dissolved in water, it does not significantly dissociate into ions, and therefore does not conduct electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To clarify, let&#8217;s break down the reasoning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acids and Bases:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acids are substances that release hydrogen ions (H\u207a) in solution, and bases are substances that release hydroxide ions (OH\u207b).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KClO\u2083 is a salt formed from the reaction of potassium hydroxide (KOH), a base, and chloric acid (HClO\u2083). However, KClO\u2083 itself is neither acidic nor basic in water. It does not release H\u207a or OH\u207b ions, so it cannot be classified as a strong or weak acid or base.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Electrolytes:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electrolytes are substances that, when dissolved in water, dissociate into ions and conduct electricity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KClO\u2083, when dissolved in water, does dissociate into K\u207a and ClO\u2083\u207b ions, but its dissociation is minimal compared to strong electrolytes like KCl (potassium chloride) or NaCl (sodium chloride). Therefore, KClO\u2083 is not a good conductor of electricity in solution and is considered a non-electrolyte because it does not dissociate enough to contribute to significant ionic conductivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nature of Potassium Chlorate:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Potassium chlorate is a relatively stable compound. It is commonly used as an oxidizing agent in various chemical reactions, such as in fireworks or for making oxygen gas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although it is soluble in water, it behaves as a non-electrolyte because its dissociation into ions is minimal, and it does not affect the pH of the solution significantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, KClO\u2083 is a <strong>non-electrolyte<\/strong> because it does not ionize fully in solution and therefore does not conduct electricity efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KClO\u2083 is a __.1) strong acid2) weak acid3) strong base4) weak base5) non electrolyte The Correct Answer and Explanation is : KClO\u2083, or potassium chlorate, is neither an acid nor a base. It is a non-electrolyte. This means that when KClO\u2083 is dissolved in water, it does not significantly dissociate into ions, and therefore does [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}