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In dry or crystalline form, salt (Sodium Chloride) is a poor conductor. But when it is dissolved in water, the sodium forms Na+ ions and the Chlorine forms Cl- ions. With these extra ions in the water, it is easy for electrons to be carried through the solution and current to flow.
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∙ 13y agoIt is good conductor only in solutions and when molten, not in solid form.
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∙ 10y agoSodium chloride (crystalline) is an insulator.
Sodium is a metal.
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∙ 8y agoThey are made up of ions. So it can conduct
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∙ 9y agoThey are conductors only in water solutions.
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∙ 9y agoSodium chloride is not an electricity conductor.
Sodium chloride in water solution or melted is a conductor because is dissociated.
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∙ 8y agoIn solution ions as Na+ and Cl- are formed; the solution become an electrolyte and electrically conductive.
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∙ 8y agoaquas NACl only do that. That is because of there are ions.
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Is NaCl a good conductor?
Sodium chloride is an electrolyte only in water solutions or when is melted. Solid sodium chloride is not a conductor of electricity.
How does sodium chloride differ from a metal as an electrical conductor?
How does conduction of electricity through agerus nacl differ from metallic na
Does NaCl conducts electricity?
Not in its normal, solid form but it will when molten or dissolved in water.
Why is solid NaCl is a non conductor of electricity?
Na Cl in solid form is nonconductor because Na and Cl ions are strongly held by electrostatic forces but when dissolved in water or in molten state Na Cl is good conductor of electricity..
In what form does sodium chloride conduct electricity?
For a substance to conduct electricity, it must either have free electrons or have mobile ions. Since in solution NaCl dissociates into Na+ and Cl- ions, it is capable of conducting electricity. In other words, aqueous NaCl conducts electricity. Molten sodium chloride is also a good conductor.
Is NaCl conductive?
Not as a solid, but dissolve it in water and the ions help electricity conduct through the saltwater. Totally pure water will hardly conduct electricity. The impurities in the water are what allows current to flow.
Is a good conductor of electricity a poor conductor of electricity?
No
Is human body a conductor or non conductor of electricity?
the human body is a conductor of electricity
Why is NaCl solution a good conductor but NaCl solid not?
for the conductance of electricity freely moving ions and electrons are necessary. But in NaCl (in solid form) Na positive ion and Cl negative ion are held together by strong electrostatic force and there is no freely moving ion in NaCl (in solid state) therefore NaCl does not conduct electricity in solid form.
Is lighting a conductor of electricity?
A conductor is metals... lightning is electricity.
Is iron a conductor of electricity?
yes;very good conductor of electricity.
Is a frosted glass a conductor of electricity?
No, frosted glass is not a conductor of electricity.
