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Which of thw following would conduct electricity when mixed with water?
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Why do acids conduct electricity when mixed with distilled water?
When you add an acid to water you make ions, and ions conduct electricity. For instance, if you add hydrochloric acid, HCl to water, you make H+ and Cl- ions in water. Water with ions in it, also called an electrolyte, will conduct electricity. The ions are able to carry charge and they are free to move in the solution.If you add a base to water, the same effect works just as well. All you need to conduct electricity in water is free ions in solution. Adding table salt to water will also work.
Is a water a conductor or an insulator of electricity?
Pure water, that is to say without any other substances, actually does not conduct electricity. Water with impurities, on the other hand, does conduct electricity. Since water is usually impure, common water conducts electricity.
Is water highly conductive?
Pure water does not conduct electricity. However, since it is almost impossible to have pure water, anything wet will normally conduct electricity. Water almost always has some salts in it, and that provides the free electrons required to conduct electricity.
Why doesn't sugar placed in water conduct electricity?
For a fluid to conduct electricity, it must contain ions. Ions carry electrons through the fluid, making the fluid a conductor. Sugar (C6H12O6) does not conduct electricity because the molecule is non-polar. When it is mixed with water, no ions are formed because water, a polar molecule, will not dissolve this compound by the principle "like dissolves like". Because there are no ions in this mixture, sugar will not conduct electricity.
What conducts electricity when dissolve in water?
Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
Which of the following would conduct electricity when mixed with water?
Salt
Would conduct electricity mixed with water?
A water solution containing ions conduct electricity.
Would conduct electricity when mixed with water?
A water solution containing ions conduct electricity.
What would conduct with electricity when mixed with water?
salt
Can sugar mixed with water conduct electricity?
Yes
Which would conduct electricity when mixed with water?
Apple juice
Which would conduct electricity when mixed water?
Apple juice
Can Salicylic acid conduct electricity?
All acids conduct electricity except when they are dry
What will conduct electricity when mixed with water?
Water will conduct electricity if salt NaCl is dissolved in it. The conductivity is proportional to the salt concentration, and 3% gives a conductivity of 5 S/m, as in sea water.
What would conduct electricity when mixed with water salt oxygen sugar or oil?
salt
Would salt sugar oil or oxygen conduct electricity when mixed with water?
salt
Is root beer a conductor?
No, suger is an electorate mixed with water it will conduct electricity.
