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Ionic solids conducts electricity in molten state but not in solid state ? why ?

Ionic solids conducts electricity in molten state but not in solid state ? why ?
 

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RAKESH CHINDAM
428 Points
8 years ago
In the molten state ionic solids dissociated to give free
ions and hence conducts the electricity but in solid state the
ions are not free but remains held together by strong
electrostatic force of attraction thus they cannot conduct
electricity.
 
L GOUSE BASHA
316 Points
8 years ago
In the molten state ionic solids dissociated to give freeions and hence conducts the electricity but in solid state theions are not free but remains held together by strongelectrostatic force of attraction thus they cannot conductelectricity.

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