NUTRITION
WATER AND ELECTROLYTES
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Question
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sodium chloride
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sugar
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water
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate in a liquid phase are examples of electrolytes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sodium chloride is a strong electrolyte. If there is enough water, all the sodium chloride will dissociate into separated ions, leaving no undissolved solid. The solution will have the maximum number of ions available to conduct electricity. This is why we call sodium chloride a strong electrolyte.
Detailed explanation-3: -A common example of an electrolyte is ordinary salt, sodium chloride. Solid NaCl and pure water are both non-conductive, but a solution of salt in water is readily conductive. A solution of sugar in water, by contrast, is incapable of conducting a current; sugar is therefore a non-electrolyte.