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1 BY PETER, CARLO, STEVEN WHY ARE ALL IONIC COMPOUNDS ELECTROLYTES?

2 OBJECTIVE Explain why all ionic compounds are electrolytes Reference: 170,194 & 452-453

3 DEFINITIONS Electrolyte- Compound the conducts an electric current when it is in an aqueous solution or in the molten state Ionic Compound -compounds composed of cations and anions Ion - Atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge

4 EXPLANATION Ionic compounds are soluble in water. Because of this, ionic compounds that are water soluble are strong electrolytes

5 EXAMPLES FeF3 : Iron (III) chloride BeF2: Beryllium fluoride


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