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Grade 1010 grade science

how can you see if metals and nonmetals can conduct electricity and in what state?

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7 Years agoGrade 10
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7 Years ago
in solid electrons are carrier of electricity while ions are carrier in liquids.but note that some non-metal can conduct electricity like graphite an allotrope of carbon. Firstly, there are non metals that can conduct electricity (ionic compounds), except they have to be dissolved to do that.