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Conductivity ($\kappa $) of $0.01M$ $NaCl$ solution is $0.000145S$ ${cm}^{-1}$. What happens to the conductivity if extra $100mL$ of ${H} _{2}O$ be added to the above solution?

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  1. Decreases

  2. Increases

  3. Remains unchanged

  4. First increase and then decrease

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is/are always true electroplating ?

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  1. Copper is used as cathode

  2. Cathode always gins weight while anode always loses weight

  3. Iron is coated with nickel or chromium to prevent from rusting.

  4. Ammeter reading during. electroplating steadily decreases.

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Correct Option: A
Assertion: The conductance of electrolyte solution increases with temperature.
Reason: With increase of temperature the ionic mobility increases.
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  1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

  2. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false

  4. Assertion is false but Reason is true

  5. Both Assertion and Reason are false

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

With increase of temperature the ionic mobility increases.

Arrange the following complexes in order of increasing electrical conductivity.
(I) $[CoCl _3(NH _3) _3]$     (II) $[CoCl(NH _3) _5]CI _2$
(III) $[Co(NH _3) _6]Cl _3$   (IV) $[CoCl _2(NH _3) _]1Cl$ 

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  1. III > II > IV > I

  2. II > III > IV > I

  3. II > III > I > IV

  4. III > IV > II > I

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Electrical conductivity $\times $ no. / moles of ions present after dissociation.

$I$ $\therefore \quad \left[ Co{ Cl } _{ 3 }{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 3 } \right] $
$II$  $\left[ CoCl{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 5 } \right] { Cl } _{ 2 }\rightarrow { \left[ CoCl{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 5 } \right]  }^{ 2+ }+2{ Cl }^{ \left( - \right)  }$
$IV$  $\left[ Co{ Cl } _{ 2 }{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 4 } \right] Cl\rightarrow { \left[ Co{ Cl } _{ 2 }{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 4 } \right]  }^{ + }+{ Cl }^{ \left( - \right)  }$
$III$  ${ \left[ Co{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 6 } \right] Cl } _{ 3 }\rightarrow { \left[ Co{ \left( { NH } _{ 3 } \right)  } _{ 6 } \right]  }^{ 3+ }+3{ Cl }^{ \left( - \right)  }$
Hence the correct answer is,
$\boxed { III>II>IV>I } $

The electric conduction of a salt solution in water depends on the:

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  1. shape of molecules

  2. size of its molecules

  3. size of solvent molecules

  4. extent of its ionisation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Higher the number of ions in solution, higher would be the conductivity of the solution as the number of charge carriers would increase. Hence, higher the degree of ionization greater would be the number of ions in solution.

Kim Istry was tired and thirsty after her soccer game, so she drank a sports drink that contained electrolytes. Kim is smart girl who known that when electrolytes dissolve in water, they produce solutions that can conduct an electric current. She also knows that the type of bonding in a substance can determined whether or not it is an electrolyte.
Which of the following substances is classified as an electrolyte?

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  1. Sodium chloride, $NaCl$

  2. Glucose, $C _{6}H _{12}O _{6}$

  3. Water, $H _{2}O$

  4. Ethanol, $C _{2}H _{5}OH$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The electrolyte present in sports drink is sodium chloride.

Conductivity of aqueous solution of an electrolyte depends on:

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  1. molecular mass of the electrolyte

  2. boiling point of solvent

  3. degree of ionisation

  4. volume of the solvent

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Conductivity of an aqueous solution depends on degree of ionization of solute. More is the degree of ionization more will be conductivity. Second, important factor on which conductivity depend is temperature.

Electrical conductivity of $Se$ is negligible in dark but increases to exposure to light. Because of this property it is used in:

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  1. photoelectric cells

  2. semiconductors

  3. high voltage batteries

  4. lasers

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In photoelectric cells, light energy is converted into electrical energy .Thus $Se$ is used in photocells because of its behaviour to become a conductor in presence of light.

Pure water is a good conductor of electricity.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For pure water ${ K } _{ a }=1.8\times { 10 }^{ -16 }$ at $25℃$

Since dissociation constant is very very low.
So pure water doesn't conduct electricity. Because free ions are not present in sufficient amount for conduction.
${ H } _{ 2 }{ O\rightleftharpoons  }{ H }^{ + }+{ OH }^{ - }$ (weak dissociation constant)

Molten sodium chloride conducts electricity due to presence of:

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  1. free electrons

  2. free ions

  3. free molecules

  4. free atoms

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Molten sodium chloride conducts electricity due to the presence of free ions.
In order to conduct electricity a substance must have charge particles, such as electrons and ions, that are free to move freely through it. In the solid state, ionic compounds such as sodium chloride have their ions fixed in position and therefore these ions cannot move so solid ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity. However in the molten state, ions in ionic compounds are free to flow and therefore molten sodium chloride can conduct electricity.