Electrolytes and Concentration

What is a solute?

• The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
• The substance that is dissolved into the solution.
• The mixing of different substances.
• The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

Which solution would be least likely to carry an electric current?

• NaCl
• HCl
• C₆H₁₂O₆
• CsI

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

a solute whose water solution conducts electricity is called a(n)

• nonconductor
• electrolyte
• nonelectrolyte
• aqueous solution

The substance in which something else dissolves is ... (aka the dissolver)

• Solute

• Solvent

• Colloid

• Solution

__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.

• Solutions
• Suspension
• Colloid

Which of the following is an electrolyte?

• sodium chloride
• sugar
• water

Solutions in which electric currents cannot run through are said to be

• noncolloidal
• electrolytes
• nonelectrolytes
• conductors

An example of a nonelectrolyte is

• sugar water
• salt water
• sodium chloride
• hydrogen chloride

A solute that contains polar molecules will dissolve in a solvent that contains

• nonpolar molecules
• polar molecules
• covalent molecules
• equal-sized molecules

Which of the following is an electrolyte?

• CH4
• I2
• LiBr2
• CO