Question

A strong acid OR base is one that:

Question 11 options:

A. dissociates 50%, producing 50% H+ and 50% OH- in solution; this makes it conduct electricity 50%.


B. completely (100%) dissociates, producing a significant amount of H+ and OH- ions in solution, making it conduct electricity well.


C. dissociates just enough to conduct electricity weakly.


D. only partially dissociates, producing only a few H+ and OH- ions in solution, making it a weak conductor of electricity.

Answer 1

Answer: completely (100%) dissociates, producing a significant amount of H+ and OH- ions in solution, making it conduct electricity well.

Step-by-step explanation:

A strong acid is one that ionizes or dissociate completely in water to yield its hydrogen ion (H+) as the only positively charged ion.

For example: Hydrochloric acid (HCl) dissociates completely in water to give hydrogen ion and chlorine ion

HCl(aq) --> H+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

A strong base, on the other hand, dissociates completely in water to yield an hydroxyl ion (OH-) as the only negatively charged ion. A good example is Sodium hydroxide NaOH

NaOH (aq) --> Na+(aq) + OH-(aq)

And since mobile and charged ions help transmit electric current, a strong acid or base produces significant amount of H+ and OH- ions that conduct electricity well.