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What is the electrical conductivity of sodium chloride in water at various concentrations and temperatures? How does the conductivity change with the concentration of the salt and the temperature of the solution?

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The electrical conductivity of sodium chloride  NaCl  in water depends on the concentration of the salt and the temperature of the solution. When NaCl dissolves in water, it dissociates into sodium  Na+  and chloride  Cl-  ions, which are responsible for the conductivity of the solution. As the concentration of NaCl increases, the number of ions in the solution also increases, leading to higher conductivity. Similarly, as the temperature of the solution increases, the mobility of the ions also increases, resulting in higher conductivity.To provide specific values for the electrical conductivity of NaCl in water at various concentrations and temperatures, we can refer to the literature or experimental data. One such source is the "International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology" by Washburn  1926-1930 , which provides the following values for the electrical conductivity  k  of NaCl solutions at 25C:- 0.01 mol/L NaCl: k = 1.09 mS/cm- 0.1 mol/L NaCl: k = 10.8 mS/cm- 1 mol/L NaCl: k = 76.7 mS/cm- 5 mol/L NaCl: k = 186 mS/cmAs for the effect of temperature on the conductivity of NaCl solutions, the conductivity generally increases with increasing temperature. For example, the conductivity of a 1 mol/L NaCl solution increases from 76.7 mS/cm at 25C to approximately 126 mS/cm at 50C and 182 mS/cm at 75C.In summary, the electrical conductivity of sodium chloride in water increases with both the concentration of the salt and the temperature of the solution. The exact values for conductivity at various concentrations and temperatures can be found in the literature or determined experimentally.
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