Question

Describe as a series of steps how table salt in water makes a solution that can conduct electricity

Answer 1

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NaCl(s) --> Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
When solid table salt (NaCl) is added to water, the agents of the compound ionise into Sodium + and Chloride (-).

When the species are present in their IONISED forms, the solution can now conduct electricity, this is becuase electricity can move across the aqueous solution by travelling between the charged particles