I believe it's the chemical composition itself that determines if a liquid is a conductor or not.
Table salt does not absolutely have to be dissolved in any solvent to conduct electricity, because it will do so if melted. The solvent if present must be one in which the salt ionizes, with water being the most common example.
HCl gas does not conduct electricity when dissolved in toluene because toluene is a nonpolar solvent and does not dissociate the HCl into free ions. In order for a substance to conduct electricity in solution, it needs to be in the form of ions that can move and carry an electric charge. In this case, the HCl remains as molecules in toluene and does not dissociate into ions.
All acids conduct electricity except when they are dry
If you are asking if water will conduct electricity, the answer is only if it isn't pure! Water must contain some impurities in order for it to conduct electricity.
No. You could be standing on a metal ladder and get shocked.
No, pure hydrocarbon mixtures do not conduct electricity because they consist of non-polar molecules that do not dissociate into ions. In order for a substance to conduct electricity, it must either contain charged particles (ions) or mobile electrons.
For a solution to conduct electricity, it must contain charged particles called ions or electrons that can move freely within the solution. These charged particles allow the flow of electric current through the solution when a voltage is applied. Pure water, for example, is a poor conductor of electricity because it lacks sufficient ions to allow the flow of current.
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The liquid must be a conductor of electricity in order for the bulb to light up. If the liquid does not conduct electricity, the circuit will not be completed and the bulb will not illuminate.
Covalent substances do not conduct electricity because they are sharing electrons, hence they are in a fixed position and are not able to move around and contribute to movement of the electric current.
Carbontetrachloride, CCl4, is not an electrolyte. To be an electrolyte, the solution must contain dissolved ions. All pure liquids, with only a few exceptions, are not electrolytes.
No, Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) does not conduct electricity in its solid crystalline form because it consists of neutral molecules held together by ionic bonds. In order to conduct electricity, a substance must contain free ions that can move and carry an electric charge. However, when Epsom salt is dissolved in water, it dissociates into magnesium ions (Mg2+) and sulfate ions (SO4 2-) which can then conduct electricity.