1.43: Know that Ionic Compounds Do Not Conduct Electricity when Solid, But Do Conduct Electricity When Molten and in Aqueous Solution

IONIC COMPOUNDS: Formed when atoms of Metals transfer Electrons to atoms of Non-Metals to form Compounds made up of ions

                                     Diagram showing Particles of Ionic Compounds in Solids

                                     and when in Molten / Solution Form

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF IONIC COMPOUNDS:

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• Ionic Compounds cannot conduct electricity when in solid state as ions are fixed in structure and are not free to move
• However, Ionic Compounds can conduct electricity when Molten or in Aqueous Solution as their ions are free to move to conduct an electric charge