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Potassium carbonate, K 2CO 3, sodium iodide, NaI, potassium bromide, KBr, methanol, CH 3OH, and ammonium chloride, NH 4Cl, are soluble in wa
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Potassium carbonate, K 2CO 3, sodium iodide, NaI, potassium bromide, KBr, methanol, CH 3OH, and ammonium chloride, NH 4Cl, are soluble in water. Which produces the largest number of dissolved particles per mole of dissolved solute
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Answer:
Potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃)
Explanation:
The compounds dissociate into ions in water, as follows:
K₂CO₃ → 2 K⁺ + CO₃⁻ ⇒ 3 dissolved particles per mole
NaI → Na⁺ + I⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole
KBr → K⁺ + Br⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole
CH₃OH → CH₃O⁻ + H⁺ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole
NH₄Cl → NH₄⁺ + Cl⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole
Therefore, the largest number of dissolved particles per mole of dissolved solute is produced by potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃).