Electrical Conductivity of Liquids and Solutions
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Electrical Conductivity of Liquids and Solutions
Description: The conductivity of water, solution of acids and bases (strong and weak), salts, and nonconducting liquids are compared.
Source: UW Card Catalog
Year: N/A Volume: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Liquids, Conductivity, Ions, Charge carriers, Circuit
Rating: 
Hazard: Medium
- Electrocution hazard
- Spill hazard
- Acute toxicity hazard
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Inhalation hazard
- Eye irritation hazard
- Corrosive to metals
- Flammable liquids
Effectiveness: Good
- Results are clearly observable
- Good connection from demo to course material
- Low failure rate
- Time to results is medium
- Contrast between systems’ behavior is obvious
Difficulty: Medium
- Procedures with some intermediate steps
- Cross contamination is possible
- Use of live voltage
- Prior training recommended
- Careful manipulations are required
Safety Precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Gloves required
- UL approved three-prong plug and outlet required
- Insulated conductor required
- Absorbent material on hand
Class: Properties of Solutions, Equilibrium, Types of Chemical Reactions
Division: General, Organic Chemistry
The demonstration Electrical Conductivity of Liquids and Solids may be found under Properties of Solutions- Electrical Conductivity of Liquids and Solids.
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