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PowerPoint Handouts for Electrolytes and Non-electrolytes

What is Non-electrolytes?

Electrical - a substance that does not form ions in

solution.

Conductivity - Example:

of Solutions - Table sugar (sucrose)

E lectrolytes and How

Non-E lectrolytes they
differ?
One teaspoon One teaspoon
of table salt of table sugar
(NaCl) (sucrose)

What is an electrolyte? One way, which might not be

immediately obvious is in electrical
conductivity:
-a substance whose aqueous solutions .
contain ions and hence conduct electricity.
The salt solution is a good conductor of
electricity, whereas the sugar solution is
-commonly exist as solutions of acids, not.
bases or salts. eg. table salt (NaCl)
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Ionic Compounds in Water

A non electrolytes solution does not

contain ions, and the bulb does not
light.

Molecular Compounds in Water

An electrolyte solution contains ion

that serve as charge carriers, causing Glucose, a molecular compounds ,
the bulb to light. dissolves without forming ions.

Ionic Compounds in Water Categories of Electrolytes

Dissociation of an ionic compound.
When an ionic compound dissolves in • Strong electrolytes
water, H2O molecules separate,
surround, and disperse the ions into the
liquid
• Weak electrolytes
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Weak electrolytes
Strong Electrolytes
- a compound that when dissolved in water
will completely ionize or dissociate into
ions. This solution conducts electricity
well.

If the solution contains a small number of

ions, the bulb will be only dimly lit;

Strong electrolytes Why do acids, bases and salts all

conduct electricity?

• Strong electrolytes conduct an electric

current because the positive ions can
accept electrons, and the negative ions
can donate electrons to complete the
circuit.

If the solution contains a large

number of ions, the bulb will be
brightly lit;

Weak Electrolytes

• compound that when dissolved in water

only partially ionizes or dissociates into
ions. That is, the compound exists in
water as a mixture of individual ions and Some Examples of Solutions
intact molecules. This solution conducts that conduct electricity
electricity weakly.
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Some Examples of Solutions

that do not conduct electricity

Aqueous hydrochloric acid lights the bulb

brightly. Hydrochloric acid is a strong
electrolyte.

Distilled Water
is a non-
electrolyte, the
bulb does not
light.

Distilled Water
Aqueous sodium hydroxide, a strong
electrolyte, lights the bulb brightly.

Monosodium
Glutamate
Solution is a
non-electrolyte,
the bulb does
not light.

MSG SOLUTION

Muriatic Acid is a strong electrolyte,

lights the bulb brightly.
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When wires
connected to a
bulb and
battery are
placed into
sugar water,
the bulb does
not light.
Sugar is a non
Sugar solution electrolyte.

Electrolyte Balance in the Body

-Electrolytes are minerals in your body

that have an electric charge.

-They are in your blood, urine and body

fluids.

-Maintaining the right balance of

electrolytes helps your body's blood
chemistry, muscle action and other
processes.

It is important to keep a balance of

electrolytes in your body, because they
affect the amount of water in your
body, blood acidity (pH), muscle action,
and other important processes. You
lose electrolytes when you sweat, and
you must replace them by drinking
fluids.