Wednesday, January 6, 2010

How would i figure out which compound has the largestnumber of dissoved particles per mole of dissolved solute

i dont know where to start with this problem.. it gives me KCl, C6H12O6, CO2,and (NH4)3PO4 which are all soluble in water. and it asks which one produces the largest number of dissolved particles per mole of dissolved solute?How would i figure out which compound has the largestnumber of dissoved particles per mole of dissolved solute
KCl(s) ----%26gt; K+(aq) + Cl-(aq) = 2





C6H12O6(s) ---%26gt; C6H12O6(aq) = 1





CO2(g) + H2O %26lt;-- --%26gt; H2CO3 %26lt;-- --%26gt; H+ + HCO3-


____________________________HCO3- %26lt;-- --%26gt; H+ + CO3-- %26gt;2





(NH4)3PO4 ---%26gt; NH4+ + 3PO4---


____________NH4+ + H2O %26lt;-- --%26gt; NH3 + H3O+ %26gt; 4How would i figure out which compound has the largestnumber of dissoved particles per mole of dissolved solute
you have to consider if solute dissociates


C6H12O6 (glucose) dissolves but not dissociates (1 dissolved particle)


CO2 is a weak electrolyte (CO2 + H2O ---%26gt; HCO3^- + H3O^+)


KCl and (NH4)3PO4 are strong electrolytes:


KCl ---%26gt; K+ + Cl- (2 dissolved particles)


(NH4)3PO4 ---%26gt; 3NH4^+ + PO4^3- (4 dissolved particles)

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