You are given two unknown solutions, A and B. One of the solutions contains water and table salt, and the other contains water and table sugar. Without any testing, using the data table and your knowledge of chemical bonds, you are able to determine which solution contains sugar and which contains salt. Which solution is which?

Respuesta :

You can distinguish between these solutions by looking at their crystalline structure. They form different structures because one is an ionic bond and the other one is a covalent bond.

Explanation:

  • Sodium Chloride (salt) is formed by giving and taking electrons, that is ionic bonding. It happens between a metal and a non-metal
  • Sugars are formed between non-metals, where there is only sharing of electrons happened. It is called covalent bonding.
  • Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonding. Hence, if you keep the solution for an hour, there forms a crystalline structure. It would be different structures since their force of attraction differs.

Answer: it would be A: A contains sugar and B contains salt, because salt is ionic and a good conductor of electricity.

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