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2 years ago

5. Why are lonic compounds good conductors of electricity?

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ziro4ka [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

The options are unclear, however, the correct option is:

Aqueous solutions of ionic compounds cause to dissociate, hence, ions are free to conduct electricity

Explanation:

Ionic compounds are compounds formed from ions (charged atoms). For example, NaCl is an ionic compound from the following ions; Na+ (cation) and Cl- (anion). One characteristics of ionic compounds is their ability to dissociate into the ions that form them when in an aqueous solution i.e. NaCl will dissociate into Na+ and Cl- when in an aqueous solution.

These disssociated ions are free to conduct electricity, hence, making ionic compounds good conductors of electricity.

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Explanation:

Step 1: Data given

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2) 3 Fe2O3(s) + CO(g) → 2 Fe3O4(s) + CO2(g) ΔH = −39 kJ

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Step 2: The balanced equation

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Step 3: Calculate ΔH for the reaction FeO(s) + CO(g) → Fe(s) + CO2(g).

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Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) - Fe2O3(s) - CO(g) → 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g) -2FeO(s) - CO2(g)

2CO(g) + 2FeO(s) → 2Fe(s) + 2CO2(g)

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