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What do substances that conduct electricity once they are dissolved have in common?

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Answer:

They are ionic compounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ionic compounds are made from a metal element and a nonmetal element. Ionic compounds have bonds that are the transfer of their electrons. They consist of a positively charged and negative charged ion.

When ionic compounds are dissolved in water, this means that the bonds from the compound are broken and now they will be bonding with the water molecules in water.

The electricity in the solution happens when these ions are moving around freely in water.

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