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Why does aluminium chloride conduct electricity in the molten state but not in the solid state?
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∙ 11y ago
Manganese is a metal and is thus a good conductor of electricity due to its metallic bonding. Manganese Chloride is a salt and ionically bonded and thus only conducts electricity in solution where it ionizes or when molten. It is exactly the same situation with sodium chloride.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt doesn't. Aluminum Chloride does not conduct electricity in either solid or liquid state. This is because in solid state the ions aren't free to move. In the liquid it is present as a covalent dimer, Al2Cl6.
Just as it melts the conductivity rises then falls again as it fully melts.
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∙ 11y agosolid sodium chloride is an ionic solid which has a crystal lattice and has all the electrons tightly packed so no electron free to move means no conduction of electricity while in molten form conduction is there because the crystal lattice is broken and electrons are free to move...
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∙ 8y agoSodium chloride in solid form is not an electrolyte; in solution or melted NaCl is an electrolyte.
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Why sodium chloride will conduct electricity when molten?
Beacause they consist of free ions which conduct electricity
Why does potassium chloride conduct electricity?
Potassium chloride is an ionic solid, the ionic solids can conduct the electricity if they are in molten state or in aqueous solution.
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.
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 molten sugar conduct electricity?
It does not conduct electricity
Does Caesium Chloride Conduct Electricity?
Cesium Chloride can only conduct electricity in water or while molten. Once cesium chloride is in a solid state it will not conduct electricity.
Why sodium chloride will conduct electricity when molten?
Beacause they consist of free ions which conduct electricity
Why does potassium chloride conduct electricity?
Potassium chloride is an ionic solid, the ionic solids can conduct the electricity if they are in molten state or in aqueous solution.
Why molten sulfur can't conduct electricity but molten copper chloride can?
The element copper can conduct electricity. These are two completely different chemical substances.
Is molten NaCl conducting electricity?
Yes, molten sodium chloride conduct electricity; the electrolysis is possible as an industrial process.
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.
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 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
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.
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 barium chloride conductive?
Not in its usual solid state. But like other ionic compounds calcium chloride will conduct electricity if molten or dissolved in water.
Does aluminum oxide conduct in liquid form?
As aluminium oxide is an ionic compound, it conducts electricity in molten state.
