sodium chloride conduct electricity in molten state, but not in solid state, why?
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because in the solid state the the sodium chloride chemical will be changed so it will be not found
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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.
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NaCl (common salt) is solid in state and solid ions or compounds don'tconduct electricity. It needs to be either melted, molten or dissolved in a solution (i.e. water) first. This isbecause the electrons in a solid state won't be free to move to either the Cathode (-ve) or to the Anode (+ve).
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