This table gives the molar (equivalent) electrical conductivity Λ at 25 °C for some common electrolytes in aqueous solution at concentrations up to 0.1 M (0.1 mol L-1).
For very dilute solutions, the molar electrical conductivity for any electrolyte of concentration c can be approximately calculated using the Debye–Hückel–Onsager equation, which can be written for a symmetrical (equal charge on cation and anion) electrolyte as
Λ = Λ° – (A + BΛ°)c1/2
For a solution at 25 °C and both cation and anion with charge |1|, the constants are A = 60.20 and B = 0.229. Λ° can be found from the “inf. dil.” column in the table below or calculated from the ion values in the more extensive table “Ionic Conductivity and Diffusion at Infinite Dilution” in this section. The equation is reliable for c <0.001 mol/L; with higher concentration, the error increases.
Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Mol. form. | Electrolyte molecular formula; electrolytes are listed alphabetically by molecular formula |
Λ°(inf. dil.) | Molar electrical conductivity at infinite dilution; in units S cm2 mol-1 |
Λ(concentration) | Molar electrical conductivity at concentration (in molarity M = mol L-1) as indicated within parentheses; in units S cm2 mol-1 |
Mol. form. | Name | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. Wt. | Λ°(inf. dil.)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.0005 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.001 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.005 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.01 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.02 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.05 M)/S cm2 mol-1 | Λ(0.1 M)/S cm2 mol-1 |
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AgNO3 | Silver(I) nitrate | 7761-88-8 | 169.873 | 133.29 | 131.29 | 130.45 | 127.14 | 124.70 | 121.35 | 115.18 | 109.09 |
1/2BaCl2 | Barium chloride | 10361-37-2 | 208.233 | 139.91 | 135.89 | 134.27 | 127.96 | 123.88 | 119.03 | 111.42 | 105.14 |
1/2CaCl2 | Calcium chloride | 10043-52-4 | 110.984 | 135.77 | 131.86 | 130.30 | 124.19 | 120.30 | 115.59 | 108.42 | 102.41 |
1/2Ca(OH)2 | Calcium hydroxide | 1305-62-0 | 74.093 | 258 | 233 | 226 | 214 | ||||
CuSO4 | Copper(II) sulfate | 7758-98-7 | 159.609 | 133.6 | 121.6 | 115.20 | 94.02 | 83.08 | 72.16 | 59.02 | 50.55 |
HCl | Hydrogen chloride | 7647-01-0 | 36.461 | 425.95 | 422.53 | 421.15 | 415.59 | 411.80 | 407.04 | 398.89 | 391.13 |
KBr | Potassium bromide | 7758-02-3 | 119.002 | 151.9 | 149.8 | 148.9 | 146.02 | 143.36 | 140.41 | 135.61 | 131.32 |
KCl | Potassium chloride | 7447-40-7 | 74.551 | 149.79 | 147.74 | 146.88 | 143.48 | 141.20 | 138.27 | 133.30 | 128.90 |
KClO4 | Potassium perchlorate | 7778-74-7 | 138.549 | 139.97 | 138.69 | 137.80 | 134.09 | 131.39 | 127.86 | 121.56 | 115.14 |
1/3K3Fe(CN)6 | Potassium ferricyanide | 13746-66-2 | 329.244 | 174.5 | 166.4 | 163.1 | 150.7 | ||||
1/4K4Fe(CN)6 | Potassium ferrocyanide | 13943-58-3 | 368.342 | 184 | 167.16 | 146.02 | 134.76 | 122.76 | 107.65 | 97.82 | |
KHCO3 | Potassium hydrogen carbonate | 298-14-6 | 100.115 | 117.94 | 116.04 | 115.28 | 112.18 | 110.03 | 107.17 | ||
KI | Potassium iodide | 7681-11-0 | 166.003 | 150.31 | 148.2 | 143.32 | 144.30 | 142.11 | 139.38 | 134.90 | 131.05 |
KIO4 | Potassium periodate | 7790-21-8 | 230.001 | 127.86 | 125.74 | 124.88 | 121.18 | 118.45 | 114.08 | 106.67 | 98.2 |
KMnO4 | Potassium permanganate | 7722-64-7 | 158.034 | 134.8 | 132.7 | 131.9 | 126.5 | 113 | |||
KNO3 | Potassium nitrate | 7757-79-1 | 101.103 | 144.89 | 142.70 | 141.77 | 138.41 | 132.75 | 132.34 | 126.25 | 120.34 |
KOH | Potassium hydroxide | 1310-58-3 | 56.105 | 271.5 | 234 | 230 | 228 | 219 | 213 | ||
KReO4 | Potassium perrhenate | 10466-65-6 | 289.305 | 128.20 | 126.03 | 125.12 | 121.31 | 118.49 | 114.49 | 106.40 | 97.40 |
1/3LaCl3 | Lanthanum chloride | 10099-58-8 | 245.264 | 145.9 | 139.6 | 137.0 | 127.5 | 121.8 | 115.3 | 106.2 | 99.1 |