electrolyte

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Videos

How different solutions conduct electricity

What is the purpose of electrolytes?

Discover

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

electrolyte: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	electrolytic conductor

Videos

How different solutions conduct electricity

What is the purpose of electrolytes?

See All Videos →

Topics

weak electrolyte ionic conduction zwitterion univalent-divalent electrolyte ampholyte electrolytic solution polyelectrolyte uni-univalent electrolyte Donnan equilibrium Debye-Hückel equation coordination compound organic compound organometallic compound inorganic compound polymer ionic compound hydrate nonstoichiometric compound anhydride acid

Key People

Svante Arrhenius, 1918.

Svante Arrhenius

Swedish chemist

Kohlrausch

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch

German physicist