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GK QUESTION#3572

Which listed substance is a weak electrolyte in dilute aqueous solution?

  1. ASodium chloride
  2. BCalcium chloride
  3. CEthanoic acidCorrect answer
  4. DMagnesium sulphate
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C. Ethanoic acid

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Ethanoic acid, also called acetic acid, is a weak electrolyte because only a fraction of its molecules ionise in dilute aqueous solution. The listed soluble salts dissociate much more extensively into ions. Weak electrolyte describes the extent of ion formation, rather than simply the concentration of the solution.

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