Are aspirin, starch and dextrose covalent or ionic?
Do aspirin and or epsom salt conduct electricity?
Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I have been told by more than one person that aspirin often is sold as the sodium salt; however, aspirin listed in my copy of The Merck Index lists aspirin as acetyl salicylic acid. If it's the sodium salt it will conduct electricity very well; if it is the acid it should conduct electicity somewhat but not as well as epsom salt.
Aspirin, starch, and dextrose are covalent. Aspirin as the sodium salt is ionic for the salt and covalent for the remainder of the molecule.
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Salt contains lots of free ions for electricity to flow through. So iodized salt would work the best conducting electricity. However, epsom salt contains many free ions aswell, just not as much as iodized salt.
Im so sorry I'm 6 years late. But maybe someone else can benefit from this answer.
I don't know the answer I was just guessing sry
To determine whether aspirin, starch, and dextrose are covalent or ionic, we need to consider the nature of the chemical bonds in these substances.
Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is mostly covalent. It has covalent bonds within the atoms in the molecule, including the carbon-oxygen and carbon-hydrogen bonds. However, if aspirin is in the form of the sodium salt (sodium acetylsalicylate), it contains an ionic bond between the sodium ion (Na+) and the acetylsalicylate ion (C9H7O4-).
Starch and dextrose are both carbohydrates and primarily consist of covalent bonds. Starch is a polysaccharide made up of glucose units linked together by covalent bonds, while dextrose, also known as glucose, is a monosaccharide that contains covalent bonds within its structure.
Now, regarding the electrical conductivity of aspirin and epsom salt, it depends on their ionic or covalent nature.
If aspirin is in the form of the sodium salt, it will conduct electricity well since ionic compounds dissolve in water to form ions that can carry electric current. On the other hand, if it is in the form of acetylsalicylic acid, it will still conduct electricity somewhat due to the presence of ionizable functional groups but not as well as the sodium salt.
Epsom salt, also known as magnesium sulfate, is an ionic compound with an ionic bond between the magnesium ion (Mg2+) and the sulfate ion (SO42-). It dissolves in water, dissociates into ions, and can conduct electricity effectively.
In summary, aspirin, starch, and dextrose are primarily covalent compounds. Aspirin can exist in either covalent or ionic form, depending on whether it is the acid or the sodium salt. If it is the sodium salt, it will conduct electricity well. Both aspirin and epsom salt can conduct electricity, with epsom salt being a better conductor due to its complete dissociation into ions.