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Since ions, by definition, have an electric charge, they will either attract or repel other charges, depending on their sign.

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What liquid conducts electricity well?

Water containing dissolved ions or impurities conducts electricity well. This is because the ions in the water carry electric current. Pure water, without ions, does not conduct electricity well.


What is a form of electricity that can attract things?

Static electricity is a form of electricity that can attract things. It occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of objects, causing them to be either positively or negatively charged. This imbalance can cause objects to attract or repel each other.


How does static electricity affect slow running water?

Slow running water in proximity to an electrically charged object (such as an inflated baloon with its surface filled with static electricity) will bend towards towards the object. The reason for this is that most water (if it is not de-ionized) contains positively and negatively charged ions. The ions with the same charge as the surface of the charged object will be pushed back into the faucet, leading to a buildup of ions with the opposite charge. Since opposite charges attract, the ions remaining in the water will be pulled towards the charged object, and the water will be pulled with the ions.


What is an attract electricity?

An attractor in the context of electricity refers to a material or object that has the ability to attract or accumulate electric charges. This can create an electrical imbalance and result in phenomena such as static electricity or the attraction of charged particles.


How do water conduct electricity?

Water can conduct electricity because it contains dissolved ions, such as sodium and chloride. These ions allow for the flow of electric current through the water. Pure water, with no ions present, is a poor conductor of electricity.

Related Questions

Which elements tend to attract electrons to become negative ions?

Nonmetals tend to attract electrons to become negative ions.


Does electricity attract electricity?

Is lightning attracted to generators?


What conducts electricity in water?

Ions conduct electricity in water H3O+ and OH- and if salts are dissolved, those ions too.


Does Acid solutions conduct electricity?

Yes, acid solutions can conduct electricity because they contain ions that are free to move and carry electric charge. The concentration of ions in the solution determines its ability to conduct electricity.


What do like charged ions do?

Like-charged ions repel each other. Opposite-charged ions attract each other.


Can freshwater passes electricity?

No, no ions so cannot pass electricity


How solutions conduct electricity?

A solution containing ions conduct electricity.


Why will sodium chloride conduct electricity in water?

Sodium chloride conducts electricity in water because when dissolved, it dissociates into its respective sodium and chloride ions. These ions are free to move and carry electric charge through the solution, allowing it to conduct electricity.


What liquid conducts electricity well?

Water containing dissolved ions or impurities conducts electricity well. This is because the ions in the water carry electric current. Pure water, without ions, does not conduct electricity well.


What charges attract in electricity?

opposite charges


Electrolytes are able to conduct electricity because they contain many..?

The answer is "ions"


The presents of these in water causes water to conduct electricity?

ions? disassociated ions?