Question

Why conductivity of dilute $HCl$ is greater than Acetic acid?

Answer 1

1. Strong electrolytes possess greater conductivity than weak electrolytes since they can dissociate completely from their respective ions than weak electrolytes since they possess only a partial dissociation.
2. Among Hydrochloric acid($\mathit{H}\mathit{C}\mathit{l}$) and Acetic acid($\mathit{C}{\mathit{H}}_{\mathbf{3}}\mathit{C}\mathit{O}\mathit{O}\mathit{H}$), Acetic acid is weak electrolyte and Hydrochloric acid is a strong electrolyte.
3. Hence, Hydrochloric acid has higher conductivity than Acetic acid.