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magnesium nitrate is a strong electrolyte. Write the transformation that occurs when solid magnesium nitrate

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The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

The compound magnesium nitrate is a strong electrolyte. Write the reaction when magnesium nitrate is put into water:

Answer:

Mg(NO3)2(s)--------->Mg^2+(aq) + 2NO3^-(aq)

Step-by-step explanation:

When we say that a compound is a strong electrolyte, we mean that that the compound dissociates completely in solution to form its ions.

This means that all strong electrolytes attain 100% dissociation of the solid in water according to its stoichiometric equation.

For magnesium nitrate, the reaction equation is;

Mg(NO3)2(s)--------->Mg^2+(aq) + 2NO3^-(aq)

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