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Molten and Aqueous Sodium Chloride conduct electricity because the ions are free to move where as is a solid they have no free room. This is the same for magnesium chloride. In aluminum chloride and phosphorus chloride the solid doesn't conduct electricity because the ions aren't free to move. In liquid form they have converted into a covalent form, and so don't conduct either. All of the other chloride don't conduct electricity because they have no free ions or electrons when solid or liquid.
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∙ 10y agoProbable you think to the difference between solid NaCl and a NaCl solution or NaCl melted.
The water solutions and molten NaCl contain ions of Na+ and Cl- and they are electrolytes; solid NaCl is not an electrolyte.
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∙ 11y agoMolten sodium chloride is amde up of ions, Na+ and Cl- these move under the influence of the electric field. Sodium ions move towards the cathode and chloride ions towards the anode.
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∙ 10y agoSodium chloride water solution is an electrolyte containing ions Na+ and Cl-.
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∙ 9y agoMolten sodium chloride is dissociated in ions; the crystalline solid is not dissociated.
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∙ 10y agoMolten sodium chloride is an electrolyte containing ions Na+ and Cl-.
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∙ 10y agoAs a liquid sodium chloride is dissociated in ions.
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∙ 10y agoThe water solution of sodium chloride is an electrolyte, containing the ions Na+ and Cl-.
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Is Sodium chloride do they conduct electric city?
Sodium Chloride solution (dissolved in water) conducts electricity, and molten Sodium Chloride conducts electricty, but dry crystal Sodium Chloride does not conduct electricity.
Why sodium chloride will conduct electricity when molten?
Beacause they consist of free ions which 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.
Solid sodium chloride does not conduct electricity but in molten state conduts electricity readily.Why?
Melted sodium chloride is an electrolyte containing the cation Na+and the anion Cl-.
Is molten NaCl conducting electricity?
Yes, molten sodium chloride conduct electricity; the electrolysis is possible as an industrial process.
Why does molten sodium chloride will conduct electricity?
No, it is not. 'Solid sodium chloride doesn't conduct electricity, because there are no electrons which are free to move.' http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/ionicstruct.html
What ways can you alter the state of sodium chloride so that it will conduct electricity?
Water solution of sodium chloride or molten NaCl are conductors.
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.
Does copper sodium chloride electricity when molten?
Copper and molten sodium chloride are electrical conductors.
Is sodium azide a good conductor of electricity?
Not in it's usual solid state. But sodium chloride will conduct electricity of molten or dissolved in water.
When does sodium chloride not conduct electricity?
Solid NaCl is not an electrolyte; the saline solution or the molten NaCl are electrolytes.
Are there forms in which sodium chloride conducts electricity?
In order to conduct electricity, sodium chloride has to separate into its ionic forms (sodium ions and chloride ions). It does this in a water (aqueous) solution and also when in molten form, which is when heated above 801 °C.
