Can covalent compounds conduct electricity in water?

Answer 1

Generally, molecular covalent substances do not conduct electricity. Carbon as graphite is the exception. This is because they are neutrally charged; they do not have ions or delocalized electrons as these are being shared by the non-metals. Yet some conduct electricity when dissolved in water. This is because some react with water to produce ions which are attracted to the oppositely charged electrodes.

Answer 2

Covalent compounds do not generally conduct electricity in water, though some are known to do so. It depends on the polarity of the covalent bonds.

E.g HCl conducts electricity in water, as due to the high electronegativity of Cl, the bond pair of e-s are shifted towards it, making Cl acquire a delta- & H a delta + charge, leading to dissociation of the bond, making free ions those can conduct electricity.
Because electricity travels through water by being carried by ions and covalent compounds dont contain ions, so it doesnt conduct. also covalents are formed by two atoms sharing electrons, restricting the movement of atoms through water and conducting electricity

Answer 3

Sometimes, but not always: Only those covalent compounds that spontaneously ionize in water, such as acetic acid and hydrogen chloride, produce solutions that conduct electricity. One could reasonably say that the compounds themselves never conduct electricity when dissolved in water, but spontaneously ionized solutions of these compounds do; it is the ions produced by dissociation that conduct, not the compounds themselves.

Answer 4

Most covalent compounds do not conduct electricity in water because they do not dissociate into ions. However, some covalent compounds can conduct electricity when they form ions in water, such as acids.

Answer 5

They conduct energy when dissolved or molten.

Answer 6

No. Covalent substances do not conduct electricity in solid or liquid state.

Answer 7

When they are dissolved in a fluid.