Quick question about salt bridges (1 Viewer)

[blackness]

Why do we use KNO3 salt bridges, what would happen if we used a different type of salt bridge???????

Thanls

 

[brenton1987]

Potassium Nitrate is used because both potassium and nitrate salts are soluble with a large number of other anions and cations. It means you dont have salts precipitating out of solution in your cell.
You could use any soluble salt so long as it doesnt precipitate when it comes into contact with the other ions.

 

[xiao1985]

Also, K+ NO3- are unlikely to be oxide and reduce

 

[jlnWind]

Why do we use KNO3 salt bridges, what would happen if we used a different type of salt bridge???????

Thanls

Brenton said it all, don't forget to specifically mention that they cannot react with the electrolyte solutions because it disrupts the galvanic cell's processes.