Ions are electrically charged particles that are formed when certain compounds are dissolved in water. These solutions will conduct electricity. The Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius coined the term ion (which means wanderer) to explain why solutions of electrolytes will conduct an electric current. When an electrolyte forms into a solution, it dissolves or dissociates into ions, a process called ionization. If a substance does not ionize, it will not conduct an electric current. Electrolytes include most acids, bases, and salts. Some conductors include hydrogen and sodium chloride, copper sulfate, and potassium nitrate. Substances that are not electrolytes include distilled water, sugar water, and most organic compounds. Which of the following is a non-electrolyte?
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To determine which of the given substances is a non-electrolyte, we need to understand that a non-electrolyte is a substance that does not ionize when dissolved in water, and therefore does not conduct electricity.
The substances stated are:
1. Distilled water
2. Sugar water
3. Most organic compounds
Of these options, distilled water is a non-electrolyte. Distilled water consists of pure H2O molecules and does not dissociate into ions when dissolved in water. Therefore, it does not conduct electricity.
Sugar water is also a non-electrolyte since sugar (a molecular compound) does not ionize in water.
Lastly, most organic compounds, which are primarily made up of covalent bonds, do not dissociate into ions when dissolved in water, and thus they are non-electrolytes.
Therefore, the correct answer is distilled water.