The dissociation of a weak electrolyte is suppressed when

A weak electrolyte partially dissociates into ions in solution. Adding a strong electrolyte that supplies one of those same ions shifts the equilibrium toward the undissociated weak electrolyte, suppressing its dissociation; this is the common-ion effect. Therefore, the correct choice is A, a strong electrolyte with a common ion.

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