i am conducting an experiment using salt water to create electrictricty
2006-11-27 16:16:56 · 6 answers · asked by Bryce R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Salt (or more specifically, Sodium Chloride salt) is a strong electrolyte, meaning that when dissolved in water it will completely break up into ions (Na+ and Cl- ions).
Pure water, by itself, does not conduct electricity, but when you dissolve an electrolyte in it, an electric current can pass through the solution.
In order for a electric current to flow there must be charge carriers which can move. Pure water does not have these charge carriers, but after a salt is dissolved and ions are present in solution, the solution becomes conductive.
2006-11-27 17:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt (sodium chloride or NaCl) is a good conductor because it dissociates easily into the Na+ and Cl- ions. The Na+ ions transmit the electrons (electricity) through the solution.
2006-11-27 16:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by doctorevil64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt as such does not conduct electricity
when it desolve in water it will dissociate into Na+ and Cl-
and water will dissociate into H+ and OH- these ios will carry the current from one position to anotherso salt in solution form conduct electricity
2006-11-27 23:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by bthakur_iocl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when dissolved in water is creates ions which carry charges
2006-11-27 16:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs_MBorgen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
conduct or create??? I am confused!
2006-11-27 16:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
negative ions?
2006-11-27 16:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋