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A solution of a strong electrolyte has conductivity . When it is diluted ten-fold to , its molar conductivity is found to be . The correct statement(s) is/are

  1. AThe conductivity of the diluted solution is
  2. BOn dilution the conductivity falls by a factor smaller than 10
  3. CThe increase in molar conductivity on dilution shows that the electrolyte is weak
  4. DIf both solutions are measured in the same cell, the resistance of the diluted solution is about 9.5 times that of the original

Answer: A, B, D

Diluted solution: , so (A) is correct. The ratio , so (B) is correct, and since the resistance rises by the same factor 9.47, so (D) is correct. The original ; a modest rise from 180 to 190 is the normal behaviour of a strong electrolyte (weaker interionic attraction), not evidence of weak-electrolyte behaviour, so (C) is wrong.
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