Question

Explain why, a solution of cane sugar does not conduct electricity but a solution of common salt is a good conductor of electricity.

Answer 1

Answer:

because common salt produces H+ ions

Answer 2

Cane Sugar Possess Covalency

Explanation:

• A solution of cane sugar does not conduct electricity because cane sugar is a covalent compound, which is bonded by the sharing of electrons.
• In the solution, it does not have ions to conduct electrical charges across the solution.
• But common salt consists of sodium and chloride ions and is formed by the transfer of one electron of sodium to a chlorine atom.
• When this salt dissolves in water to form its solution, ions get dispersed across the solution due to which the solution conducts electricity across the solution.