As aluminium oxide is an ionic compound, it conducts electricity in molten state.
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.
I didn't know electricity had a molten state...
Potassium is a very reactive metal, but being a metal, it conducts very well in the solid state. It does not have to be melted, but it will conduct in the molten state as well (but to a different extent).
Calcium Hydroxide cannot conduct electricity when it is in solid state but it can conduct electricity in aqueous solution state or molten state. This is because it is an ionic compound. Ionic compounds are made of charged ions which are held tightly in solid state but become mobile in molten or aqueous solution state. The movement of these mobile ions between electrodes helps in conducting electricity.
ionic compounds
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.
Yes, sodium bromide conducts electricity in the molten state because the ions are free to move and carry electric charge.
Potassium chloride conducts electricity when molten because the ions are free to move and carry electric charge. In the solid state, the ions are held in fixed positions and cannot move freely to conduct electricity.
As aluminium oxide is an ionic compound, it conducts electricity in molten state.
Sodium chloride conducts electricity when molten because the ions in the molten state are free to move and carry electric charge through the substance. In the solid state, the ions are held in fixed positions and cannot move to conduct electricity.
no. it is an ionic compound which does not conduct electricity as the ions are not free to move around. however when they are in molten or aqueous state, they are able to conduct electricty as the ions disssociate and then will be free to move about freely.
no because its a covalent compound, it undergoes covalent bonding. if it was a metallic or ionic then it would conduct when molten or in aqueous state. the only element that undergoes a covalent bonding and conducts electricity is graphite, no other element or allotrope conducts.
NaCl conducts electricity when molten because the ions are free to move and carry an electric current. In the solid state, the ions are locked in a fixed position and cannot move to conduct electricity.
Aluminum chloride, represented by molecular formula AlCl3, is a compound of aluminum and chlorine. An aqueous solution of aluminum chloride conducts electricity fairly well, but this is not currently reliably quantified.
I didn't know electricity had a molten state...
after heating Lead Bromide, it becomes a molten which conducts electricity. so the answer is yes it does. lead bromide's an ionic bond. so, compared to the structure of an ionic bond, lead bromide does conduct electricity when molten. When molten or in an aqueous state, the ions become free to move and so it can carry electric charge around as well.