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Can dissolved salt separate into sodium and chloride when it has electrical current running through it?
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∙ 12y ago
Sodium Chloride dissolved in water will form sodium but sodium reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide, molten sodium chloride will do it .
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Which Substance When Dissolved in Water will Conduct an Electrical Current?
These are the ionic substances.
How does the body conduct an electrical current?
The human body is over 70 percent water. The electron transfer that is the fundamental part of an electrical current uses ions dissolved in solution to conduct the electrical current.
Does sodium chloride produce an electrical current?
Sodium chloride in solution or melted is a good conductor of electricity; but sodium chloride doesn't produce electricity.
Does solid sodium chloride conduct an electrical current?
No. Solid Sodium Chloride does not conduct electricity, unless is melted or disolved in water.
Why can't sodium chloride conduct electricity in crystalline form?
Ionic compounds are unable to conduct electricity in crystalline (or solid) form because the ions are unable to carry the electric current since they cannot move from their fixed positions. When in a dissolved state, the ions separate and can thus carry the current.
Would adding electrical current to water separate the hydrogen from the oxygen?
Yes.
What is principle involved in tds meter?
Any fluid contains some solid in it which is dissolved in the fluid. the flow of current in the fluid is due to that dissolved solids. here the relation between electrical conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS). so Tds meter works on the principle of electrical conductivity by measuring the electrical conductivity and relating it to the dissolved solids the TDS of any fluid can be determined.
What is an electrolyte that is completely dissolved in a solution and still can conduct a sharp electrical current called?
Strong Electrolyte...I think.
Is pure water a semi conductor?
No. The flow of electrical current in water is caused by the flow of charged ions in the water to the +ve and -ve terminals in the water. In pure water there are no dissolved ions - so no current. If (for example) you dissolve common salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) in water the salt splits into Sodium ions (Na+) and Chloride (Cl-). these ions will then be able to move in the water - so salt water will conduct electricity.
What is the difference in terms of electrical conductivity between liquid strontium chloride and liquid sulfur chloride?
Strontium Chloride is an ionic compound, means it's made up of positively charged strontium ions and negatively charged chloride ions arranged in a giant lattice. In the solid form, strontium chloride will not conduct electricity. This is because in the solid forms, the ions are not mobile, as they are fixed in place, in the lattice structure. Since the ions can't move a current cannot flow therefore it does not conduct.In the liquid from (either molten or dissolved) strontium chloride will conduct electricity. This is because in the liquid form the ions are free to move. this means a current can flow.
Does sodium chloride crystals conduct electricity?
It cannot as the ions are not free moving and thus there is nothing to carry the charge. However when in its solution form, or melted, there are free moving ions as the bonds have been broken down, and so in an aqueous state it will conduct.
Is an electric current conducted by a solution of sodium chloride?
Solid sodium chloride is not an electrolyte.Sodium chloride in water solutions or molten sodium chloride are electrolytes.
