Question

Give a reason for the following.
Conductivity of dilute hydrochloric acid is greater than that of acetic acid.

Answer 1

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid/electrolyte and completely dissociates into corresponding ions as $H^{+}$ and $C{l}^{-}$, while acetic acid $C{H}_{3}COOH$ is a weak acid and has partial dissociation into $C{H}_{3}CO{O}^{-}$ and $H^{+}$ . Therefore the ionic species are more in $HCl$ than in acetic acid and this makes it more conductive.