Answer to Question #143455 in General Chemistry for Aida

Question

Explain why ammonium nitrate was chosen as the salt bridge electrolyte in our experiment. (Hint:
Why would sodium chloride not be a suitable choice?)

Answer 1

Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) is used in saltbridze , because the ionic velocity of the ammonium ion(NH4+)and nitrate ion(NO3-) are same, sodium chloride (NaCl) is not used because the ionic velocity of the cation and anion are different in sodium chloride,