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State Kohlrausch’s law of independent migration of ions.
State the following:
Kohlrausch law of independent migration of ions.
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Solution
Kohlrausch’s law states that the molar conductivity of an electrolyte at infinite dilution is the same as the sum of the anions' and cations' limited molar conductivities.
`∧_m^° = v_+ λ_+^° + v_- λ_-^°`
Here `λ_+^°` and `λ_-^°` are limiting molar conductivities of cations and anions.
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