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Addition of _____________ to pure water causes the least increase in conductivity. A) weak bases B) acetic acid C) ionic compounds D) organic molecules

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the answer is c

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i just took it on usatp and its c

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User Gyurix
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Water in itself is a bad conductor of electricity. Any compound that dissociates in water into ions and charged molecules, will increase conductivity of water. In this case ionic compounds weak basis and acids will put in free ions into the water. The ions can pass electricity because they are attracted to respective poles of electricity depending on their charges. In water, these ions are free moving unlike when they are immobilized in their lattice in solid form.

Organic compounds are mainly made of covalent bonds (around carbon) hence do not dissociate in water.

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