Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133949649
ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 13 Solutions and Their Behavior - Study Questions - Page 505e: 95

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When it dissociates, $CaCl_2$ releases 3 moles of ions per mol ($1\ Ca^{2+},\ 2\ Cl^-$), while NaCl releases only two ($1\ Na^+,\ 1\ Cl^-$).
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