WEAK ELECTROLYTE


Meaning of WEAK ELECTROLYTE in English

Compare with strong electrolyte .A weak electrolyte is a solute that incompletely dissociates into ions in solution. For example, acetic acid partially dissociates into acetate ions and hydrogen ions, so that an acetic acid solution contains both molecules and ions. A solution of a weak electrolyte can conduct electricity, but usually not as well as a strong electrolyte because there are fewer ions to carry the charge from one electrode to the other.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.