They conduct electricity only if they are electrolytes: in water solutions or when they are melted.
sea salts
Acids, Bases, and Salts are all grouped together in a category called electrolytes, which means that a solution of a given substance will conduct electricity.!! :)
Acids are not part of electricity, though acids can conduct electricity.
salts
o There are some organic compounds that can conduct electricity (organic conductors) salts, solubilized in water or any other solvent that can solubilize them conduct electricity. Molten salts conduct electricity ionized atoms or molecules can conduct electricity
molten metals are liquids that conduct electricity (mercury is molten at room temperature)electrolytes are liquids that conduct electricity (acids, salts, or bases either dissolved in water or molten)ionized gases conduct electricity (unless ionized gases are excellent insulators)
The electrical properties of salts are very different.
Dissolved and liquid salts are electrolytes and do conduct electricity. All natural waters have salts in them. Water only conducts electricity, when salts have dissolved in the water. Distilled water aka water without any salts is a nonelectrolyte and does not, as any other oxide, conduct electricity.
Yes, both bases and acids can conduct electricity when dissolved in water because they form ions that are free to carry electric charge. In bases, hydroxide ions (OH-) conduct electricity, while in acids, hydrogen ions (H+) conduct electricity.
Acids and bases dissociate into ions in water, allowing them to conduct electricity. Pure water, on the other hand, has low ionic content and resists the flow of electricity due to its low concentration of ions. When acids and bases are dissolved in water, they increase the concentration of ions in the solution, which enhances its conductivity.
Salts in solid form will not conduct electricity as the ions cannot be in motion. However when salts are dissolved in aqueous medium (to form solution), they will conduct electricity. Also salts conduct electricity in molten (or fused) state.
In water solutions of electrolytes, solute particles dissociate into ions that can conduct electricity, such as salts and acids. In contrast, nonelectrolytes do not dissociate into ions and do not conduct electricity, like sugar and alcohol.