Question

Conductivity of an electrolytic solution depends on:
A. nature of electrolyte
B. concentration of electrolyte
C. power of AC source
D. distance between the electrodes

Answer 1

Hint :In order to answer this question, to know the factor on which conductivity of an electrolytic solution depends, we should go through the whole explanation or definition of the conductivity. And with the help of their formula, we can get the factor of dependency that is given in the options.

Complete Step By Step Answer:
Conductivity or specific conductance $k(kappa)$ : It is the conductance of solution kept between two electrodes with $1{m^2}$ area of cross section and distance of $1m$ . It is the reciprocal of resistivity $(\rho )$ .
$K = \dfrac{1}{\rho }$
\[S.I{\text{ }}unit{\text{ }}of\,k = S{m^{ - 1}}\]
So, it depends on the nature of the electrolyte and concentration of the electrolyte.
Conductivity of an electrolytic solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is Siemens per meter $(S{m^{ - 1}})$ .
Conductivity measurements are used routinely in many industrial and environmental applications as a fast, inexpensive and reliable way of measuring the ionic content in a solution. For example, the measurement of product conductivity is a typical way to monitor and continuously trend the performance of water purification systems.
Hence, the correct options are both (A) and (B).

Note :
Now, a question arises here: what do we call the situation when the concentration of the electrolytic solution approaches zero? So, when the concentration of the electrolyte approaches zero, the molar conductivity is known as limiting molar conductivity.