Here's why:
* Electrolytes: Substances that conduct electricity when dissolved in water. This happens because they form ions that can carry the electric charge.
* Strong Electrolytes: Substances that completely ionize in solution, producing a high concentration of ions. This means that virtually all of the solute molecules break apart into ions.
* Weak Electrolytes: Substances that only partially ionize in solution, producing a relatively low concentration of ions.
In the case of NaOH:
NaOH(s) → Na+(aq) + OH-(aq)
This equation shows that one mole of solid NaOH completely dissociates into one mole of sodium ions (Na+) and one mole of hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution.
