Electrolyte

[Cole Woulbroun 1J]

What is meant by the term electrolyte? I've seen it in a lot of electrolysis problems in the book but never saw the definition in the context of electrolysis.

[TimVintsDis4L]

An electrolyte is something that dissolves into ions when placed in a solution such as water.

[Daria Azizad 1K]

An electrolyte is a salt like KOH or NaCl. It completely ionizes in solution

[Justin Quan 4I]

To add on, an electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water or any other polar solvent and creates an electrically conducting solution. When the electrolyte dissolves, it spilts into a cation and an anion species.

[Shutong Hou_1F]

In addition, to be an electrolyte, a substance doesn't have to completely dissolve in a solvent. Strong electrolytes would completely dissolve, whereas weak electrolytes would only partially dissolve.