EXPERIMENT 4 Molar conductivity at Infinite Dilution of Electrolytes at

25 oC.
INTRODUCTION
Electrolytes are substances which dissolve in water to produce solutions which conduct
electrical current. Such substances produce ions when dissolve in water, and the ions carry
the current through the solution. Nonelectrolytes are substances whose aqueous solutions do
not contain ions and hence do not conduct electrical current. Electrolytes are classified as
either strong electrolytes or weak electrolytes. Strong electrolytes when dissolved in water
ionize completely to produce ions. For example, when NaCl is dissolved in water :
NaCl (s) Na+ (aq) + Cl- (aq)
There are no dissolved NaCl molecule present in the solution. Solutions of strong electrolytes
are good conductors of electricity because they contain a relatively high concentration of
ions.