Which explains why solutions of HCl in benzene (a nonpolar solvent) are nonconductive, while solutions in water (a polar solvent) are conductive?   Question 11 options:   a)  HCl is an acid and so its molecules chemically combine with water molecules to form H3O+ and Cl– ions that provide conductivity to the solution. Though HCl is not soluble in benzene, it does react chemically and turns into neutral HCl molecules. With no ions present in the benzene solution, it is not electrically conductive.

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Which explains why solutions of HCl in benzene (a nonpolar solvent) are nonconductive, while solutions in water (a polar solvent) are conductive?

 

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a) 

HCl is an acid and so its molecules chemically combine with water molecules to form H3O+ and Cl ions that provide conductivity to the solution. Though HCl is not soluble in benzene, it does react chemically and turns into neutral HCl molecules. With no ions present in the benzene solution, it is not electrically conductive.

 

b) 

HCl is an acid and so its molecules react with water molecules to form H3O+and Cl ions that provide conductivity to the solution. HCl is soluble in benzene, it reacts chemically, and it remains dissolved as neutral HCl molecules. With ions present in the benzene solution, it is electrically conductive.

 

c) 

HCl is an acid and so its molecules physically combine with water molecules to form H3O+ and Cl ions that provide conductivity to the solution. Though HCl is not soluble in benzene, it does react chemically and turns into neutral HCl molecules. With ions present in the benzene solution, it is electrically conductive.

 

d) 

HCl is an acid and so its molecules react with water molecules to form H3O+and Cl ions that provide conductivity to the solution. Though HBr is soluble in benzene, it does not react chemically but remains dissolved as neutral HCl molecules. With no ions present in the benzene solution, it is electrically nonconductive.

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