Suppose you are doing research for a battery company and you are trying to select an...

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Suppose you are doing research for a battery company and you are trying to select an electrolyte for use in your experiments with electrochemical cells. In making your decision between NaCl and RbF, you wonder which will be better at conducting electrical current, so you want to compare the molar conductivities. Without doing a full calculation, explain based on the ion mobilities whether you expect NaCl or RbF to have a higher molar conductivity. What are some other practical factors you may consider in deciding which material to use? (There are many answers, I'm just looking for you to think like a scientist/engineer and give some ideas. The theoretical performance isn't always the determining factor in our real decisions.) Ion u Nat Rb+ 5.19 x 10-8 m/V-s 7.92 x 10-8 m/V-s 5.70 x 10-8 m/V-s 7.91 x 108 m/V-s F CI Suppose you are doing research for a battery company and you are trying to select an electrolyte for use in your experiments with electrochemical cells. In making your decision between NaCl and RbF, you wonder which will be better at conducting electrical current, so you want to compare the molar conductivities. Without doing a full calculation, explain based on the ion mobilities whether you expect NaCl or RbF to have a higher molar conductivity. What are some other practical factors you may consider in deciding which material to use? (There are many answers, I'm just looking for you to think like a scientist/engineer and give some ideas. The theoretical performance isn't always the determining factor in our real decisions.) Ion u Nat Rb+ 5.19 x 10-8 m/V-s 7.92 x 10-8 m/V-s 5.70 x 10-8 m/V-s 7.91 x 108 m/V-s F CI

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