[Korokian]

QUESTION, are the strong bases strong electrolytes?

and i don't get what this problem is asking for
Consider the following formula of species dissolved in water at room temperature.
W. NH3(aq)
X. NH4
Y. NH4Cl (aq)
Z. HCl
Which of them do not represent the major species present in the solution?

is it NH4 because it does not dissolve in water, and therefore it a minor species in the solution?

[Bakegaku]

is it NH4 because it does not dissolve in water, and therefore it a minor species in the solution?

No, it does dissolve in water quite well because it's actually an ion NH₄⁺. 

The answer lies in the fact that one of those reacts with water.

[Korokian]

point me in the right direction i don't get it

[Albert]

In my opinion, only NH₄⁺ can be found in an aqueous solution.

In fact, NH₃ reacts with water and you'll have NH₄⁺ and OH^-.
NH₄Cl may be considered good, but I think you should say you don't actually see that salt. What you see, instead, are NH₄⁺ and Cl^-.
Finally. HCl reacts with water as well and the ions are H₃O⁺ and Cl^-.

[Korokian]

still lost

[mike]

NH₃ ---> NH₄⁺

NH₄Cl -----> NH₄⁺ + Cl^-

HCl ---> H⁺ + Cl^-

This is basically what will happen in aqueous solutions.

You can see that the only species you will see in aqueous solution is NH₄⁺

[Korokian]

oooo i kind of get what they're asking for now ,,,,so thererfore NH4+ is the major species , and HCl does not represent the major species present ?
sorry i didn't learn about major species in school these are college problems

[mike]

That is right. Basically you will see NH₄⁺ in aqueous solution but not HCl (you would see H⁺ and Cl^-) or NH₄Cl (you would see NH₄⁺ and Cl^-) or NH₃.

[Korokian]

truu, thanks i get it now