Are acids conductors of electricity

Answer 1

Yes. In general, acids conduct electricty. Strong acids are strong conductors of electricity. So are strong bases. The reason acids and bases conduct electricity is that when they are mixed with water, they "separate" into ions. And the ions are charge carriers. These charge carriers can be made to carry a charge (which is why that description fits them). Let's look at hydrochloric acid (HCl) in water and see what happens. When HCl and water are "sitting around" in a container, many of the molecules of the acid are not "connected" but are separated. The hydrogen nucleus, the proton, has left its electron with the chlorine atom and is floating around by itself. Because it has "chosen" to leave its electron and float around as a proton, it has that overall positive charge. The chlorine atom has borrowed hydrogen's electron and is floating around like that. With that extra electron, it holds a negative charge. The hydrogen and chlorine ions have become charge carriers, and they will carry charges, will carry electrons from one point to another. The acid will conduct electricity.

Answer 2

Acids contain H+ ions in them.

Electricity is conducted by movement of electrons or ions in a substance.

Since strong ( = not concentrated) dissolved acids, like hydrogen chloride or nitric acid) , donate lots of ions (H+) into the solution, they conduct electricity. Weak acids do NOT conduct electricity so well; this is even a measurement of its 'weak'ness.

Answer 3

when an acid is in aqueous solution (dissolved in water) there are many loose hydrogen ions (and therefore lots of loose anions as well). Ionic solutions are good conductors of electricity. the stronger the acid, the more hydrogen ions in solution (and more anions), the better the conductor. weak acids like vinegar (acetic acid) conduct much less well because there are much fewer ions in solution. pure water is in fact a terrible conductor since there are nearly zero ions formed by water ionizing. 99.99999% of water (give or take) stays molecular, therefore there are almost no ions, and it won't conduct.

Answer 4

Sure yes all acids condut electricity except dry acids.eg-tartaric acid,pure ethanioc acid,citric acid etc.dry acids does not conduct electricity because it does not have water so no free moving ions only molecules are present. by fai

Answer 5

Acid is a general term reffering to a lot of different substances, Some acids conduct electricity but very weakly, But in general acids are not good conductors.

Answer 6

Yes, because every ionizable compound in water may conduct the electricity, the dissolved acid means in ionic form.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

yes