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Sodium chloride (NaCl) or table salt is a poor conductor of heat and electricity in the solid phase, however, it is a very good conductor in the molten phase. This characteristic is shared by all ionic bonded molecular substances.
Electricity can be defined as the flow of charge. Heat, to some extent, as the flow of energy. When a solid, sodium chloride, which consists of positive sodium ions and negative chloride ions, are stationary, fixed in a rigid crystal lattice structure. The charges cannot move, therefore electricity and heat will not be conducted well.
When molten (melted) however, the rigid bonds of the crystal lattice are broken, allowing the positive and negative charges to move freely. In this state, when charges are caused to move by applying a potential difference, electricity is conducted, and so is heat.
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