Which is a characteristic of a weak electrolyte?

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Brianna Sellers

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16 January, 07:34

Which is a characteristic of a weak electrolyte?

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Lorenzo Stuart · Answer 1

Electrolytes are substances which, when dissolved in water, break up into cations (plus-charged ions) and anions (minus-charged ions). We say they ionize. Strong electrolytes ionize completely (100%), while weak electrolytes ionize only partially (usually on the order of 1-10%).