Explain why Magnesium chloride fails to conduct current in solid state while its
fused state or aqueous solution allows the current to pass through.
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Magnesium chloride is an ionic compound.So, it will not conduct electricity in solid state since its ions are tightly held in the lattice but in molten state and in aqueous solution, it will conduct electricity since its ions will be free to move and thus conduct electricity.Explanation: Ionic compounds conduct electricity in fused or aqueous state because they have least electrostatic force of attraction.so ions mobile. in common salt in fused state , decompose s into sodium ion and chloride ion.so mobile ions contact electricity.Solid magnesium chloride is a non-conductor of electricity because the ions aren't free to move. However, it undergoes electrolysis when the ions become free on melting.In a solution of Magnesium Chloride we have ions of Magnesium and ions of Chloride. These ions are mobile and are able to carry electric current from one point of the solution to another. Due to the mobile ions present in Magnesium Chloride solution it is able to conduct electricity.Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity in the fused state(or in aqueous) state because the electrostatic forces of attraction weaken in fused state or in solution state. Hence ions become mobile.
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Magnesium chloride is an ionic compound. So it will not conduct electricity in solid state it's ions are tightly held in the lattic but in molten state and in aqueous solution, it will conduct electricity since it's ions will be free to move and thus conduct electricity.
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