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Why are most solid ionic compounds electrically nonconductive, whereas aqueous solutions of ionic compounds are good conductors

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Allisa [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

there must be free-moving electrons in a compound to conduct electricity.

in solid ionic compounds, there are no free electrons so it can't conduct electricity.

But in aqueous form the forces of attraction are broken and the ions (cations and anions) are free to move. This means there are free electrons that allow the aqueous compound to conduct electricity.

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<u>Answer:</u> The mass of original oxalic acid sample is 6.75 grams

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$n_2,M_2\text{ and }V_2$ are the n-factor, molarity and volume of base which is NaOH.

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$2\times M_1\times 100.0=1\times 0.750\times 20.0\\\\M_1=\frac{1\times 0.750\times 20.0}{2\times 100.0}=0.075M$

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$\text{Molarity of the solution}=\frac{\text{Mass of solute}}{\text{Molar mass of solute}\times \text{Volume of solution (in L)}}$

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Molar mass of oxalic acid = 90 g/mol

Molarity of solution = 0.075 M

Volume of solution = 1.00 L

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$0.075M=\frac{\text{Mass of oxalic acid}}{90g/mol\times 1L}\\\\\text{Mass of oxalic acid}=(0.075\times 90\times 1)=6.75g$

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