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What would you have to do to make sodium chloride conduct electricity?
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∙ 14y ago
The common way would be to dissolve it in water. As a solid, the ions of sodium and chlorine are not free to move. In solution they are, and are able to support an electron flow.
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If you could melt a sample of sodium chloride would you expect it to conduct electricity?
yes, molten sodium chloride may conduct the electricity but is not a good electrolyte.
Why does molten sodium chloride conduct electricity but crystalline magnesium chloride does not?
In the molten state the ions of sodium chloride are free to move. Magnesium chloride would also conduct if it were molten. Since the ions of the magnesium chloride are bound together in the crystal lattice they cannot carry a current.
What would happen if a sodium atom and a chlorine atom came into contact?
They combine to make sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt.
How does soda conduct electricity?
Because it is a liquid , consisting free moving electrons
Would conduct electricity when mixed with water?
A water solution containing ions conduct electricity.
If you could melt a sample of sodium chloride would you expect it to conduct electricity?
yes, molten sodium chloride may conduct the electricity but is not a good electrolyte.
Why does molten sodium chloride conduct electricity but crystalline magnesium chloride does not?
In the molten state the ions of sodium chloride are free to move. Magnesium chloride would also conduct if it were molten. Since the ions of the magnesium chloride are bound together in the crystal lattice they cannot carry a current.
When sodium chloride dissolves in water and the sodium ions and chlorine ions become surrounded by water molecules will this solution conduct electricity?
NaCl can not conduct electricity in the solid form . When NaCl dissolves in water, it ionises into Na+ and Cl-. When electrodes are inserted into the ionic solution, the Na+ ions travel to the negative electrode and the Cl- electrons would travel to the positive electrode, hence, electricity is conducted.
What two properties of sucrose distinguish from sodium chloride?
There are several properties that distinguish sucrose from sodium chloride. One is that sucrose melts at around 186ºC whereas sodium chloride melts at around 800ºC. Another property would be that sucrose is a non electrolyte (will not conduct a current when in solution) whereas sodium chloride is an electrolyte and it will conduct a current when in solution.
What two properties of sucrose distinguish it from sodium chloride?
There are several properties that distinguish sucrose from sodium chloride. One is that sucrose melts at around 186ºC whereas sodium chloride melts at around 800ºC. Another property would be that sucrose is a non electrolyte (will not conduct a current when in solution) whereas sodium chloride is an electrolyte and it will conduct a current when in solution.
Does magensium chloride conduct electricity in a soild state?
I don't know whether it is or not would love an answer ASAP
How would you recover crystals of sodium chloride from sodium chloride solution?
Evaporate the water.
At which temperatures would sodium chloride be a liquid?
The melting point of sodium chloride is 801 0C.
What values of pH would you expect for sodium chloride?
A water solution of sodium chloride is neutral.
A spoonful of sodium chloride is dissolved in a liter of water What is sodium chloride in this solution?
it would be the solute
What values of pH would you expect for a sodium chloride?
Water solution of sodium chloride is neutral.
What colour would sodium chloride produce in heat?
In a flame, sodium chloride produces a bright orange-yellow colour.
