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Chemistry · Ch 5 — Electrochemistry

Relation between k and ∧

5.3.3

Relation between k and ∧

Conductivity kk is the electrical conductance of 1 cm3\mathrm{1\ cm^3} of solution. If VV is the volume of solution in cm3\mathrm{cm^3} containing 1 mole of dissolved electrolyte, its electrical conductance is Λ\Lambda. Each 1 cm3\mathrm{1\ cm^3} portion of the volume VV has conductance kk; hence the total conductance of V cm3V\ \mathrm{cm^3} is kVkV, which is the molar conductivity. Thus we have

Λ=k V...(5.7)\Lambda = k\,V \qquad \text{...(5.7)}

The concentration of the solution is c mol L−1c\ \mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}}; converting to the cm-based unit,

c mol L−1=c mol L−11000 cm3 L−1=c1000 mol cm−3c\ \mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}} = \frac{c\ \mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}}}{1000\ \mathrm{cm^3\,L^{-1}}} = \frac{c}{1000}\ \mathrm{mol\,cm^{-3}}

The volume VV of solution in cm3\mathrm{cm^3} containing 1 mole of electrolyte is the reciprocal of this concentration. Therefore, …