Which of the following scenes best represents how the ions occur in an aqueous solution of:

a. CaCl2b. Li2SO4 c. NH4Br?

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When ionic compounds dissolve in the aqueous medium it dissociates into their ions since they form an ionic bond and when it breaks, ions contain some positive or negative charge which depends upon the valency of that atom.

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a. Dissociation reaction of CaCl2 in aqueous solution

In the case of CaCl2In an aqueous medium, CaCl2is dissociated as Ca2+and Cl-ions which means it produces one ion of Ca2+and Cl-two ions of in the solution, therefore, the number of anions is twice the number of cation

CaCl2(s)Ca2+(aq)+2Cl-(aq)

In scene (B) four cations are having +2 charge and eight anions have a -1 charge Hence, scene (B) is the best representation of this case.

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b. Dissociation reaction of Li2SO4 in aqueous solution

In the case of Li2SO4:In an aqueous medium, Li2SO4is dissociated as Li+and SO4-2ions which means it produces two ions of Li+and one ion of SO4-2in the solution therefore the number of cation is twice the number of the anion.

Li2SO4(s)2Li+(aq)+SO4-2(aq)

In scene (C) four anions are having -2 charge and eight cations have a +1 charge.

Hence, scene (C) is the best representation of this case.

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Dissociation reaction of NH4Br in aqueous solution

In the case ofNH4Br: In an aqueous medium, NH4Bris dissociated asNH4+ andBr- ions which means it produces one ion ofNH4+ andBr- one ion of in the solution therefore the number of cations is equal to number of the anions

NH4Br(s)NH4+(aq)+Br-(aq)

In scene (A) four anions are having -1 charge and four cations have a +1 charge.

Hence, scene (A) is the best representation of this case.

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