answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Your question is not entirely correct in its assumption that gases don't conduct electricity; an ionized gas can conduct electricity very well, and in fact, that is necessary for the functioning of fluorescent light tubes (whether of the large or compact sizes) or neon lighting, which contain gases which become ionized when the light is on. But it is true that a non-ionized gas doesn't conduct electricity, and that is the kind of gas that we normally encounter; the air that we breathe is not ionized. If it were ionized, then all of our electrical equipment, wall outlets etc., would immediately short-circuit.

Electricity acts on electrically charged objects of some kind, it cannot exert its force or interact with uncharged objects. So a normal air molecule is electrically neutral; it has no charge, therefore it has to way to interact with electricity. It does contain electrically charged component parts, which are the negatively charged electrons and the positively charged protons, but they are combined into electrically neutral atoms and molecules in which the positive and negative charges balance each other out. If a gas molecule is ionized by tearing away an electron, you are then left with a postively charged ionized molecule. Or you could add an electron and get a negatively charged ion. It works either way.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Methane is a covalent molecule and does not break into ions (which are responsible to conduct the electricity between two electrodes) so methane is non conductor.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

because it is a bad conductor of electricity

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

'Cause it is a gas. Electrons can't 'travel' in empty space with only some molecules.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Because they suck

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why methane can't conduct electricity?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is sodium hydroxide a conductor of electricity?

yes. Salt water can conduct electricity. It can also be a battery but not a very sustainable one.


Are there lakes so pure that they do not conduct electricity?

no! All lakes on earth rite now conduct electricity. u cant make any lke that pure


What does not conduct heat or electricity?

hmmm i also have the same question but i cant find it.


Is methane a metal?

Methane is not a metal. It is a hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH4.


Why doesn't sodium oxide conduct electricity?

covalent bonds do not conduct electricity covalent bonds do not conduct electricity covalent bonds do not conduct electricity


Why cant NaCl conduct electricity in solid form?

one simple answer is that whan NaCl is solid the ions Na+ and Cl- are not free to move and conduct the electricity. when in a aqeous solution and as a liquid the ions are free to move and the electricity can be conducted. hope this helps


Do brinjal conduct electricity?

no brinjal does not conduct electricity


Does molten sugar conduct electricity?

It does not conduct electricity


Why does CCl4 does not conduct electricity?

Why does CCl4 not conduct electricity?


Does methanol conduct electricity?

No, methanol does not conduct electricity. It does not conduct electricity because it is a non-electrolyte molecule. Sugar also is non-electrolyte, therefore it also does not conduct electricity.


Can gold alloys resist moisture cant conduct electricity?

1. Gold alloys are resistant to moisture. 2. Gold alloys are good conductors of electricity.


Does a banana conduct electricity?

Yes bananas conduct electricity