{"id":194409,"date":"2025-02-24T05:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=194409"},"modified":"2025-02-24T05:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:43:08","slug":"classify-each-of-the-following-substances-as-a-non-electrolyte-weak-electrolyte-or-strong-electrolyte-in-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/24\/classify-each-of-the-following-substances-as-a-non-electrolyte-weak-electrolyte-or-strong-electrolyte-in-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Classify each of the following substances as a non-electrolyte, weak electrolyte, or strong electrolyte in water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Classify each of the following substances as a non-electrolyte, weak electrolyte, or strong electrolyte in water:<br>CuSO4<br>C12H22O11<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Classification of Substances:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CuSO\u2084 (Copper(II) sulfate)<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C\u2081\u2082H\u2082\u2082O\u2081\u2081 (Sucrose)<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Non-Electrolyte<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrolytes are substances that dissolve in water to produce ions, conducting electricity. They are categorized as <strong>strong electrolytes, weak electrolytes, or non-electrolytes<\/strong> based on their degree of ionization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Copper(II) Sulfate (CuSO\u2084) &#8211; Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CuSO\u2084 is an <strong>ionic compound<\/strong> composed of Cu\u00b2\u207a (copper ion) and SO\u2084\u00b2\u207b (sulfate ion). When dissolved in water, it <strong>completely dissociates<\/strong> into these ions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>CuSO\u2084 (s) \\rightarrow Cu^{2+} (aq) + SO_4^{2-} (aq)<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it dissociates <strong>fully<\/strong>, CuSO\u2084 is classified as a <strong>strong electrolyte<\/strong> because the resulting solution contains a high concentration of free-moving ions, which effectively conduct electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Sucrose (C\u2081\u2082H\u2082\u2082O\u2081\u2081) &#8211; Non-Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sucrose (table sugar) is a <strong>covalent compound<\/strong> and does not break into ions when dissolved in water. Instead, it dissolves as <strong>intact molecules<\/strong>, meaning there are no free-moving charged particles to conduct electricity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>C_{12}H_{22}O_{11} (s) \\rightarrow C_{12}H_{22}O_{11} (aq)<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since sucrose does <strong>not ionize<\/strong>, it is classified as a <strong>non-electrolyte<\/strong>, meaning it does not conduct electricity in solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary of Classification:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Substance<\/th><th>Type<\/th><th>Electrolyte Classification<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>CuSO\u2084<\/td><td>Ionic<\/td><td><strong>Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u2081\u2082H\u2082\u2082O\u2081\u2081<\/td><td>Covalent<\/td><td><strong>Non-Electrolyte<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I will now generate an image representing the dissociation of CuSO\u2084 and the non-dissociation of sucrose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an educational illustration showing the difference between a strong electrolyte (CuSO\u2084) and a non-electrolyte (sucrose) in water. Let me know if you need any modifications or additional explanations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1317.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194410\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classify each of the following substances as a non-electrolyte, weak electrolyte, or strong electrolyte in water:CuSO4C12H22O11 The Correct Answer and Explanation is : Classification of Substances: Explanation: Electrolytes are substances that dissolve in water to produce ions, conducting electricity. They are categorized as strong electrolytes, weak electrolytes, or non-electrolytes based on their degree of ionization. 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