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What are the names of the particles that carry the charge when electricity flows through molten NaCl and aqueous NaCl?
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Why does an aqueous solution of sodium chloride conduct electricity?
Aqueous solution of sodium chloride conducts electricity because it is a soluble ionic compound, which when dissolved in water, it dissociates into Na + and Cl - ions. These ions are mobile charge carriers which can accept and transfer electrons in solution, and therefore facilitate the conduction of electricity. Hope this helps, physicsisland@hotmail.com
Thunder is created by?
Lightning is formed by particles in the clouds, that on the top forms a Positive charge, and on the bottom a Negative charge, these particles continue to form, and when there are to many particles in the clouds, some need to go, and when they go, they come out as Static electricity, which this is called Lightning, and the more particles there are, the more will need to be given, and that means the more lightning there is.
Is hydrogen chloride gas a good conductor of electricity?
For electricity to be conducted charge transfer should take place between two oppositely charged ends and charge transfer can take place only through movement of charged particles( free electrons or ions). In case of Hydrogen chloride gas hydrogen and chlorine atom have strong covalent bond between themselves so they don't separate to form ions.Hydrogen chloride gas molecules don't have free electrons either. So it is obvious that hydrogen chloride gas is not a good conductor of electricity.Note: aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride in water is a good conductor as hydrogen chloride separates into hydrogen cation(H+ ) and chloride anion(Cl- ).
What causes lightening strikes?
Static electricity is formed when water particles in clouds rub on each other producing electricity. When enough builds up, it is dicharged in the form of lighning thus us seeing and hearing the lighning and thunder.
What does static electricity and current electricity have in common?
They both cause by electrical charge
Should you be surprised that aqueous solutions conduct electricity?
No; many aqueous solutions can conduct electricity because the ions (positive and negative particles) within the solution can easily carry charge through the solution. Also, because an aqueous solution is a liquid, movement of the electricity carried by charged particles is easier since particles can slide past each other (unlike in a solid). Yet they are close enough together to transfer the charge from particle to particle (unlike in a gas).
The subatomic particle that is the cause of electricity?
The most common charge carrier in electricity is the electron. However there are special cases where other things act as charge carriers, but they are usually not subatomic particles:In electrolytes the charge carriers are ionsIn aqueous electrolytes it is possible for hydrogen ions (protons) to be charge carriersIn semiconductors the charge carriers can be either electrons or holes (virtual particles produced by electron gaps in valence band)
What type of energy has electrically charged particles?
This is a trick question, because the word electricity, comes from the word electron. An electron is the negative charge of an atom. This same charge is electricity, that is, everything that we know to be electricity, is this negative charge. So your answer is, electricity.
Do covalent compounds conduct electricity as aqueous solutions?
covalent compounds can carry a charge when dissolved in water because ions separate and can carry a charge.
What electricity travels through?
electricity can travel through anything with a positive and negative electrical charge
Why does electricity travel through some objects but not others?
Electricity only travels through objects that have de-localized electrons or aqueous ions. The current relies on charged particles to travel on. Metals and Graphite have specific bonding that leaves an electron free to travel through the material carrying the charge and anything with ionic bonding needs to be dissolved or melted for the charged atoms to separate allowing electrolysis so the electrons can flow through. Most water does this too because it has hydrogen and oxygen ions mixed in.
How does an electric element get hot?
The fast movement of the charged particles. Heat in everything is the exciting of a substances particles. That is all Lightning really is. The movement of charged particles from a place of higher charge to a place of lower charge. This is the basis of Electricity.
What charge passes through electrical wires to produce electricity?
Negative charge
How does lightning produce its heat?
The fast movement of the charged particles. Heat in everything is the exciting of a substances particles. That is all Lightning really is. The movement of charged particles from a place of higher charge to a place of lower charge. This is the basis of Electricity.
Electric current does not flow through gloucose solution why?
There are no mobile electrically charged particles in a glucose solution that are sufficiently long-lived to transport electric charge from one electrode immersed in a glucose solution to another.
Is elctric charge a property of just electricity or is charge property of all atoms?
Electric charge is a property of some subatomic particles. Atoms can be neutral (zero electric charge), or they can have a charge. If they have a charge, they are called ions.
How do electrolytes conducts electricity?
by charge transport and transfer ........they are substances whose aqueous solution are conductors of electricity..electrolytes are good electrical conductors while non electrolytes do not conduct electricity ..........
