Chemistry · Ch 3 — Ionic Equilibria
Strong electrolyte
3.2.1
Strong electrolyte
The electrolytes ionizing completely or almost completely are strong electrolytes. For example : strong acids, strong bases and salts.
Because ionization is essentially complete, a solution of a strong electrolyte contains practically no un-ionized molecules — it is made up of ions. The ionization of a strong electrolyte is therefore written with a single forward arrow, not the double equilibrium arrow used for weak electrolytes. Strong acids such as HCl, and , strong bases such as NaOH and KOH, and salts such as NaCl and all belong to this clas …