Each of the following reactions depicts a solute dissolving in...

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Each of the following reactions depicts a solute dissolving in water. Classify each solute as a strong electrolyte, a weak electrolyte or a non-electrolyte.

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So here it says. Each of the phone reaction depicts a saw you dissolving in water. Classify each saw you as a strong electrolyte, a weak electrolyte or a non electrolyte. In the first one, we have led to sulfate and we have a solid arrow going forward here. We don't see it breaking up into anything. It stays in its same form. So this would mean that it has to be a non electrolyte. So remember, non electrolytes do not break up at all in tow ions for the next one. We have acetic acid. It's breaking up into ions here. But how do we know what kind of electrolyte is? Well, look, we have reversible arrows or double sided arrows. Remember, that's indicative off a weak electrolyte. So here this is a weak acid, and therefore it is a weak electrolyte. That's why we have double sided arrows or reversible arrows for the next one. We have calcium sulfide. It is a solid arrow going forward. So it's not reversible, and we see ions being formed, so this would have to be a strong electrolyte. Now, finally, we have here Mercury liquid becoming mercury acquis doesn't break up into ions, so this would also be a non electrolyte, so these would be the classifications for each one of these reactions.

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