Why can conduction of electricity have a different effect on metals and on solutions of ionic compounds
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Ionic compounds conduct electricity when molten (liquid) or in aqueous solution (dissolved in water), because their ions are free to move from place to place. Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity when solid, as their ions are held in fixed positions and cannot move.
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metals can conduct in its solid state by delocalised electrons which can move around to conduct electricity. However, in solutions of ionic compounds, the positive ions (cations) move to the negative electrode (cathode) and the negative ions (anions) move to the positive electrode (anode). The ions will then form atoms through the losing of electrons (in anions) and gaining of electrons (in cations). Therefore there is no chemical change in metals but there is a chemical change in solutions of ionic compounds (as ions form atoms)
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