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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.
Why does a sugar- water solution not conduct electricity?
Because although sugar dissolves in water, it does not produce ions in solution. Electric current travels through solution by hopping from cation to cation and since sugar produces no cations (or ions of any sort) in solution, the current cannot travel through the solution. Therefore, the solution as a whole does not conduct electricity
What are the characteristics of metallic bond?
well mainly they are just metals that conduct electricity and do not dissolve in water!!!!
Which solution will conduct electrical current a sugar or a salt solution?
A solution of salt will conduct electricity while a solution made with sugar will not.Electricity is moving charge, so anything that conducts has something in it that is charged and can move. Metals have a lot of nearly-free electrons, so they conduct readily.Dissolving a salt or any ionic compound produces a solution with charged anions and cations. They will respond to an electric field, so when a voltage is applied the charged ions move. These are termed electrolytes and electrolytes coduct electricity.Pure water has a very very small number of hydrogen ions and hydroxy ions, so small that generally pure water is termed a nonconducting fluid.If one combines water and sugar, the sugar doesn't ionise at all.,Table salt ionises in two ions per molecule:(NaCl)solid --> (Na+)aq + (Cl-)aqSo, dissolved sugar has almost no conductivity but table salt conducts reasonably well.
Can molten sugar conduct electricity?
Yes any liquid can
Does sugar conduct electricity why?
No, sugar does not conduct electricity because it can not ionize, so it does not carry a charge.(in the matter of dissolving it in water!)
Can sugar mixed with water conduct electricity?
Yes
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.
Does pure water conduct any electricity at all?
No, pure water does not conduct electricity because there are no other solutions present. For the water to conduct electricity, there has to be an electrolyte. Salt water, Tap water, and sugar water do conduct a little electricity because they contain soluble ionic compounds.
Will sugar dissolved in water conduct electric currant?
Yes, it will conduct electric current much better than plain water. The sugar molecules in water form a clear solution by ionization facilitating the path of electrons of electric current.
Does a solution formed from the dissolving of sugar in water conduct electrcity?
No, because it is not ionic.
Which conducts electricity better salt water or sugar water?
Salt is Sodium Chloride, a molecule made up of a Sodium atom and a Chlorine atom joined by an ionic bond. When dissolved in water the atoms dissociate into free ions which conduct electricity very well. Sugar, on the other hand, is a larger and more complex molecule composed of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms with the chemical formula of C6H12O6. These atoms are joined by covalent bonds and do not dissociate in water to form ions. Pure water is not conductive of electricity by itself, rather it is the impurities in water that allow electrons to flow. when sugar is added to water it does increase conductivity some, but because it remains as whole molecules rather than forming ions as salt does, it does not conduct as well.
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
Does pure distilled water conduct electricity?
It does, but not well.
Does home heating oil conduct electricity as well as unfiltered well water?
no
Why does a sugar- water solution not conduct electricity?
Because although sugar dissolves in water, it does not produce ions in solution. Electric current travels through solution by hopping from cation to cation and since sugar produces no cations (or ions of any sort) in solution, the current cannot travel through the solution. Therefore, the solution as a whole does not conduct electricity
