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Salt (NaCl) is an ionic compound, while sugar (sucrose) is a covalent compound. Because of the way NaCl dissolves in water, it has free roaming electrons that will interact freely with an electric current and can therefore transfer it throughout the solution. Conversely, sucrose molecules are covalently bonded and their electrons are "tied" to each other, preventing them from interacting with an electric current, consequently making a sucrose solution non conductive.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoSaltwater contains ions of sodium and chlorine. The saltwater is an ionic solution, and ions in solution can act as "charge carriers" in that solution. Sugar in solution "breaks down" or "divides itself" into molecules, and these molecules will not support current flow.
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∙ 9y agoNeither one of them will conduct electricity as solids, but in solution (dissolved in water), salt will but sugar won't. This is because salt dissociates into ions, which have either a positive or a negative charge. This difference in charge acts as a "stepping stone" for an electric current. Sugar, on the other hand, does not dissociate into any ions, and will not conduct electricity under any circumstance. Salt will also conduct electricity if it is molten, but that's not common, since its melting point is 800 degrees Celsius.
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∙ 11y agoYes.
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What liquid conducts electricity best?
salt water
Which type of water conducts electricity salt water or fresh water?
Both conduct electricity well, however salt water is a better conductor due to ions available.
Why is there a need to submerge the agarose gel into a tank of salt solution?
The salt solution serves as a buffer that conducts electricity. Salt is one of the best conductors of electricity.
Which conducts electricity better cold salt water or hot salt water?
salt water. nacl (sodium chloride) which is a salt seperates into ions Na+ and Cl- in the aqueous form and serves as a better conductor of electricity. This is true for most all salts or anything that seperates into ions into solution. God Bless & Jesus Christ is LORD:)
Why is table salt a poor conducter of electricity?
Usually, solid ionic compounds are weak conductors of electricity. Aqueous solutions of ionic compounds are good conductors though as they have free ions for conductivity. When table salt is dissolved, the solution conducts electricity well.
Which solution will conduct electric a sugar solution or a salt solution?
First of all, this is a stupid question I mean are you in 1st Grade? But yes salt conducts electricity much better than sugar.
Which solution will conduct electric currents a sugar solution or a salt solution?
First of all, this is a stupid question I mean are you in 1st Grade? But yes salt conducts electricity much better than sugar.
Which solution will conduct electric current sugar solution or a salt solution?
First of all, this is a stupid question I mean are you in 1st Grade? But yes salt conducts electricity much better than sugar.
What liquid conducts electricity best?
salt water
Which type of water conducts electricity salt water or fresh water?
Both conduct electricity well, however salt water is a better conductor due to ions available.
What type of liquid allows electricity to pass through?
Salt water conducts electricity
Why is there a need to submerge the agarose gel into a tank of salt solution?
The salt solution serves as a buffer that conducts electricity. Salt is one of the best conductors of electricity.
Is sugar water conductive?
Yes. The saltier the water, the better the conductance. The reason it conducts electricity is because the NaCl (sodium chloride, aka table salt) breaks apart into a positively charged Na + and a negatively charged Chlorine ClNote: The answer above refers to salt water, which conducts electricity. The correct answer to the question "Can sugar water conduct electric currents?" is No, because sugar does not produce ions when dissolved in water.Please, for a more detailed answer to the question, see this link address bellow.
Does lime water conduct electricity?
yes it does. Almost every liquid that are solutions of acid, base or salt, conducts electricity.
What conducts more electricity acidic water in lemons or salty water?
acidic water because the salt slows down the the flow of electricity
Why rainwater conducts electricity?
Rain water is not pure water. Rain water contains small amounts of ions as minerals and salt as well as pollutants. This means that it is a solution of ions, making it an electrolyte (conducts electricity).
What substance conducts electricity when dissolved in water?
An electrolyte.
