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Why does the conductivity of a solution decrease with dilution?

Why does the conductivity of a solution decrease with dilution?

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
9 years ago
On dilution the volume of the solution is increasing but the number of ions that carry charge in a solution remains the same. Hence the number of ions per unit volume that carry charge in a solution decreases. As the movement of these charges towards the oppositely charged electrodes causes the flow of current, the conductivity of a solution decreases on dilution.
abhishek
33 Points
6 years ago
Conductivity of a solution is the conductance of ions present in a unit volume of a solution. On dillution, nomber of ions per unit decreases .hence ,the conductivity decreases
Ajay kumar
15 Points
5 years ago
On dilution the volume of the solution is increasing but the number of ions that carry charge in a solution remains the same. Hence the number of ions per unit volume that carry charge in a solution decreases. As the movement of these charges towards the oppositely charged electrodes causes the flow of current, the conductivity of a solution decreases on dilution. 

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