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Which compound is an electrolyte?
(I) CH3CHO (3) CH3COOH

(2) CH3OCH3 (4) CH3CH2CH3

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taskmasters
Ch3COOH is an electrolyte for sure. So option “C” is the correct answer for this question. Electrolyte is actually a compound that dissolves easily in water and creates a solution that becomes a good conductor of electricity. The reason why the solution becomes a good conductor of electricity is due to the presence of free ions. There can be both strong and weak electrolytes. The compounds that release small number of free ions on dissolving in water are called weak electrolytes and those that release large number of ions are strong electrolytes.


superman1987

The Correct answer is CH3COOH

The explanation:

when the electrolyte is: A substance that dissociates into ions in solution and acquires the capacity to conduct electricity.

- Electrolyte is actually a compound that dissolves easily in water and creates a solution that becomes a good conductor of electricity.

- The existence of free ions is the reason why the solution becomes a good conductor of electricity.

-The compounds that release small number of free ions on dissolving in water are called weak electrolytes

-and those that release large number of ions are strong electrolyte.

acetic acid partially dissociates in water to form two ions, H+ and CH3COO- , therefore making it a weak electrolyte

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