Question

explain sodium chloride is an ionic compound which does not conduct electricity in solid state whereas it does conduct electricity in molten state as well as aqueous solution​

Answer 1

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In order to conduct electricity a substance must have charge particles, such as electrons and ions, that are free to move freely through it. In the solid state, ionic compounds such as sodium chloride have their ions fixed in position and therefore these ions cannot move so solid ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity. However in the molten state, ions in ionic compounds are free to flow and therefore molten sodium chloride can conduct electricity.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sodium chloride conducts electricity in molten as well as aqueous state because of the of formation ions in the aqueous state and the dissociation of it in ions molten state.