Which of the following is a nonelectrolyte? Please state why or why not for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a) NaOH
b) HNO3
c) C2H6O (ethanol)
d) KF
e) CH3COOH (acetic acid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n The correct answer is C\u2082H\u2086O (ethanol)<\/strong> because it is a nonelectrolyte<\/strong>. Below is an explanation for each substance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sodium hydroxide is an ionic compound<\/strong> and a strong base<\/strong>. When dissolved in water, it dissociates completely into Na\u207a<\/strong> and OH\u207b<\/strong> ions, allowing it to conduct electricity efficiently. Therefore, NaOH is a strong electrolyte<\/strong> and not<\/strong> a nonelectrolyte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nitric acid is a strong acid<\/strong>, meaning it completely ionizes<\/strong> in water into H\u207a<\/strong> and NO\u2083\u207b<\/strong> ions. Since it fully dissociates, it conducts electricity well and is a strong electrolyte<\/strong>, not a nonelectrolyte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ethanol is a covalent compound<\/strong> that does not ionize in water. Although it dissolves in water due to its ability to form hydrogen bonds, it does not produce ions. Since electrical conductivity in solutions depends on the presence of free-moving ions, ethanol is a nonelectrolyte<\/strong> because it does not contribute ions to the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Potassium fluoride is an ionic compound<\/strong> that dissolves in water and completely dissociates into K\u207a<\/strong> and F\u207b<\/strong> ions. Because it provides ions in solution, it conducts electricity and is a strong electrolyte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acetic acid is a weak acid<\/strong>, meaning it partially ionizes<\/strong> in water. It dissociates into H\u207a<\/strong> and CH\u2083COO\u207b<\/strong> ions, but only to a limited extent. Because some molecules remain un-ionized, it is a weak electrolyte<\/strong>, not a nonelectrolyte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Out of the given substances, ethanol (C\u2082H\u2086O) is the only nonelectrolyte<\/strong> because it does not produce ions in solution, meaning it does not conduct electricity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Which of the following is a nonelectrolyte? Please state why or why not for each. a) NaOHb) HNO3c) C2H6O (ethanol)d) KFe) CH3COOH (acetic acid) The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is C\u2082H\u2086O (ethanol) because it is a nonelectrolyte. Below is an explanation for each substance: a) NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide) \u2013 Strong […]<\/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-204435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204435","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=204435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}a) NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide) \u2013 Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
b) HNO\u2083 (Nitric Acid) \u2013 Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
c) C\u2082H\u2086O (Ethanol) \u2013 Nonelectrolyte<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
d) KF (Potassium Fluoride) \u2013 Strong Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
e) CH\u2083COOH (Acetic Acid) \u2013 Weak Electrolyte<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n