You are given two unknown solutions, a and b. one of the solutions contains water and table salt, and the other contains water and table sugar. without any testing, using the data table and your knowledge of chemical bonds, you are able to determine which solution contains sugar and which contains salt. which solution is which? a) a contains sugar and b contains salt, because salt is ionic and a good conductor of electricity. b) a contains salt and b contains sugar, because sugar is ionic and is a good conductor of electricity. c) a contains salt and b contains sugar, because salt is covalent and is poor conductor of electricity. d) a contains sugar and b contains salt, because sugar is covalent and is a good conductor of electricity.

The answer is: A) A contains sugar and B contains salt, because salt is ionic and a good conductor of electricity.

Ionic compounds conduct electricity, because it dissociate in ions and ions conduct electicity.

Ionic substances dissociate in water on cations and anions.

For example, dissociation of sodium chloride in water: NaCl(aq) → Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq).

Ionic compounds (most of the salts, strong acids and bases) dissolve in water because an ion-dipole interactions.

An ion-dipole is electrostatic interaction between a charged ion (cations and anions) and a molecule that has a dipole (in this example water).  

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explanation:

pre-sliced bread is a relatively recent development in baking technology. previous to that, it was always sold in a bakery in daily-made contiguous loaves with no wrapping, and was moderately perishable, usually being used with a day or two (which is why every bakery had a discounted “day-old” bread table.) therefore, pre-sliced bread would grow stale quickly. the hard crust provided a protective layer, and once the exposed dry slice left from the previous cut was removed, the interior was still soft.

what keeps bread soft is the moisture retained in the crumb (the light spongy part that’s not crust). the reason the crust develops is the surface of the dough gets exposed to hot dry air during baking which browns the outer layer and seals it, preventing all the moisture from escaping the dough. longer exposure to air will also eventually cause your bread to lose flavor and become stale.

people were used to cutting slices as they needed them and storing bread in a specially-made wooden or metal breadbox or pail with a lid to preserve it longer, but the first automatically sliced commercial loaves were produced on july 6, 1928, in chillicothe, missouri, using a machine invented by otto rohwedder, an iowa-born, missouri-based jeweler.[1] pre-sliced bread would indeed dry out, were it not for another 20th century technology: the plastic bag. bread could now be pre-sliced, and if the enclosing bag remains sealed as much as possible, the bread will remain soft and fresh for longer than if sitting unwrapped on a shelf or enclosed in a bread box that is not air-tight. sealed packaging meant bread could also be sold on store shelves and eliminate frequent trips to a bakery.

sealing bread in a plastic bag had another effect: the moisture in the loaf will re-distribute into the crust and soften it, which is sometimes more pleasing in a sandwich - especially for children whose teeth might not yet be strong enough to tear through a hard crust. a homemade loaf of bread can be sealed in a bag overnight and the crust will become soft like store-bought sandwich bread.

these were novel changes in how bread was produced and sold, which led to the coining of the phrase “the greatest thing since sliced bread.”