Solid sodium chloride does not conduct electricity but molten sodium chloride conducts.explain why?
yashu63:
see in solid form of NaCl there are no free electrons are prsnt coz they are tightly held to form an ionic compound whereas in the molten state their are free electrons which ade responsible for the conduction of electricity
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1. In solid sodium chloride there is the force of attraction between the two atoms as they form the ionic bond by sharing of electrons .Therefore as a result there is no flow of electricity.
2.In case of molten sodium chloride the atoms dissociate and form ions .As a result there are free electrons which are required to the flow of electricity . Therefore molten sodium chloride conduct electricity
2.In case of molten sodium chloride the atoms dissociate and form ions .As a result there are free electrons which are required to the flow of electricity . Therefore molten sodium chloride conduct electricity
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Answer:Electric conducter could not conduct in solid state but conduct in molten state
Explanation:In the solid state, ionic compounds such as NaCl2 have their ions fixed in position and therefore these ions connot conduct electricity. In the molten state, ions in ionic compounds are free to flow and so in molten NaCl2 can conduct electricity
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