Four different anhydrous ionic salts are dissolved separately in 250 cm3 of distilled water. In each case, exactly 10.0 g of the salt is dissolved, and the salt is assumed to dissociate completely into its constituent ions.
Which solution contains the greatest total number of dissolved ions?
(Assume the following relative atomic masses, ArA_rAr: Li=6.9\text{Li} = 6.9Li=6.9, C=12.0\text{C} = 12.0C=12.0, O=16.0\text{O} = 16.0O=16.0, Al=27.0\text{Al} = 27.0Al=27.0, S=32.1\text{S} = 32.1S=32.1, Cl=35.5\text{Cl} = 35.5Cl=35.5, K=39.1\text{K} = 39.1K=39.1, Ca=40.1\text{Ca} = 40.1Ca=40.1)
Lithium chloride, LiCl\text{LiCl}LiCl
Calcium chloride, CaCl2\text{CaCl}_2CaCl2
Aluminium sulfate, Al2(SO4)3\text{Al}_2(\text{SO}_4)_3Al2(SO4)3
Potassium carbonate, K2CO3\text{K}_2\text{CO}_3K2CO3
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