Question

Potassium carbonate, K 2CO 3, sodium iodide, NaI, potassium bromide, KBr, methanol, CH 3OH, and ammonium chloride, NH 4Cl, are soluble in water. Which produces the largest number of dissolved particles per mole of dissolved solute

Answer 1

Potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃)

Step-by-step explanation:

The compounds dissociate into ions in water, as follows:

K₂CO₃ → 2 K⁺ + CO₃⁻ ⇒ 3 dissolved particles per mole

NaI → Na⁺ + I⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole

KBr → K⁺ + Br⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole

CH₃OH → CH₃O⁻ + H⁺ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole

NH₄Cl → NH₄⁺ + Cl⁻ ⇒ 2 dissolved particles per mole

Therefore, the largest number of dissolved particles per mole of dissolved solute is produced by potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃).