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From a measurement standpoint--- use a conductivity meter. It can be something as simple as a battery hooked up to a light bulb with two wires opening the circuit. Complete the circuit by touching the wires to the compound and if the light bulb lights then it is a compound that conducts. If what you have in mind is making predictions instead of measurements, then stick with the general principle that metals conduct, metalloids are semiconductors (partially conduct), and non-metals are usually insulators (do not conduct). Ionic compounds are, as solids, insulators. However, an ionic compound dissolved in water will conduct electricity through the solution.

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What type of compound conducts electricity when dissolved in water?

Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved. Sodium chloride is an example


Why an aqeous solution of a binary compound conducts electricity?

An aqueous solution of a binary compound conducts electricity because the compound dissociates into ions in water. These free ions are able to carry electric charge and facilitate the flow of current. It is the presence of these mobile charged particles that allows the solution to conduct electricity.


Is rubbidium conducts electricity?

Rubidium is silvery metal with a valence electron in its outer shell. It conducts electricity.


What melts at a high temperature conducts electricity and splits up when current is passed through it?

A substance that melts at a high temperature, conducts electricity, and decomposes when an electric current is passed through it is typically an ionic compound, such as sodium chloride (table salt) when in its molten state. In its solid form, it does not conduct electricity, but when melted, the ions are free to move, allowing electrical conductivity. Upon electrolysis, the compound can split into its constituent elements.


Which compound in the oslid state has a high melting point and conducts electricity when it is liquefied?

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a compound that is solid at room temperature, has a high melting point, and conducts electricity when liquefied. In its solid state, NaCl consists of tightly packed ions in a crystal lattice, which prevents the flow of electricity. However, when melted, the ionic bonds are broken, allowing the ions to move freely and conduct electrical current.

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What compound conducts electricity molten state?

ionic compounds


What type of compound conducts electricity when dissolved in water?

Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved. Sodium chloride is an example


What tests you could use to discover if a compound were ionic or molecular?

Dissolve them in water. If the solution conducts electricity, then the solute is an ionic compound. If not, then it is a molecular compound.


What are the metallic property?

conducts electricity conducts electricity


What is the Reaction of an ion with water called?

Dissolve, solution An ionic compound, when dissolved in water, conducts electricity.


Why an aqeous solution of a binary compound conducts electricity?

An aqueous solution of a binary compound conducts electricity because the compound dissociates into ions in water. These free ions are able to carry electric charge and facilitate the flow of current. It is the presence of these mobile charged particles that allows the solution to conduct electricity.


Why do ionic compound conduct electricity we'll when they are dissolved in water?

Because, the ions are free to move about, and the solution conducts current.


What is the conducts?

That means how good something conducts electricity.


What is the name of an object which conducts heat or electricity?

A conductor is a substance that conducts heat or electricity.


Will CaO conduct electricity?

No, CaO (calcium oxide) is an ionic compound that does not conduct electricity in its solid form. It only conducts electricity when dissolved in water or melted to form a liquid state.


Is rubbidium conducts electricity?

Rubidium is silvery metal with a valence electron in its outer shell. It conducts electricity.


Which compound conducts electricity only in the molten state?

Ionic compounds conduct electricity only in the molten state because the ions are free to move and carry electric charge. When an ionic compound is in a solid state, the ions are locked in place and cannot conduct electricity.