Electrical Conductivity
Solid ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity because there are no mobile ions or electrons present in the lattice. When the ionic compounds are dissolved in a liquid or molten, they can conduct electricity with the mobile ions that allowed the electricity passed through it.
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