Recognizing Strong Electrolytes

• strong acids

  • only 6 are common:

HCl HBr HI H2SO4 HNO3 HClO4

• strong bases

  • alkali metal hydroxides: LiOH, NaOH, KOH, ...
  • alkaline earth metal hydroxides: Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, Ba(OH)2

• most common salts*

  *cadmium halides, mercury (II) chloride, lead (II) acetate are weak electrolytes
  

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