Potassium is not found free in nature but is found in the form of potash. Potash is the ore of potassium and this ore is mined from deep down the earth or can sometimes be found on the surface. Potash was mostly formed as sea water receded and left deposits.
Potash is usually in the form of potassium salts such potassium chloride and potassium sulphate. The potash is mined then taken to the factory where it is crushed and purified by removing such impurities as clay.
The now purified potassium salts are subjected to a process called electrolysis where potassium metal is obtained from its salt.
The increase in the boiling point of a solvent is a colligative property.
That means that the increase in the boling point will be related to the number of particles (molecules or ions) present in the solution.
The higher the number of particles (molecules or ions) the higher the increase in the boiling point.
All the aqueous solutions presented are electrolytes, i.e. the solutes are ionic compounds.
Then, you have to compare the number of ions that you have in each solution.
A) 1.0 M KCl ---> 1.0 M K+ + 1.0 MCl- = 2 moles of particles / liter
B) 1.0 M CaCl2 --> 1.0M Ca(2+) + 1.0M * 2 Cl (-) = 3 moles of particle / liter
C) 2.0M KCl ---> 2.0 M K+ + 2.0 M Cl- = 4 moles of particle / liter
D) 2.0 M CaCl2 ----> 2.0 M Ca (2+) + 2.0M * 2 Cl (-) = 6 moles of particle / liter.
Then, the solution 2.0M CaCl2(aq) has the highest increase in the boiling point.
Answer: option D) 2.0 M Ca Cl2(aq)
The answer is… Ions are highly charged species that can readily conduct an electrical current. But hydrogen chloride the gas does not exist as ions since there is no solvent medium for them to dissolve into. Hope this helps!
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