Homework help? chemistry?

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Homework help? chemistry?

why is an ionic compound noncondutive in its solid form but a good condutor of electticity???? and what other state is an ionic compound conductive???

2007-10-30 11:57:24 · 2 answers · asked by nichole 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

i dont understand much about what we've been learning...so idk..

2007-10-30 12:03:46 · update #1

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An ionic compound is a good conductor in solution or when molten. This is because, as the other answerer alluded to, the ions can't move around when the compound is in solid form, but in a solution they dissociate and are free to move in response to electric fields.

2007-11-02 05:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i would like to give a hint. but its too easy to just blurt out. in what state can the charge move around?

2007-10-30 19:02:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋