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When a current flows through an ionic liquid such as salty water, the moving charges are?

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positive and negative ions
User MAYANK THAKUR
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In salty water ions are produced by the salt

here salt is NaCl

so it will break in Na⁺ and Cl⁻

They carry the current

Na⁺ moves towards cathode and Cl⁻ moves towards anode

So current is carrying by ions which are Na⁺ and Cl⁻

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