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Why is solid potassium chloride a not good conductor of electricity

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The charge carriers can be electrons, as in metals, or positive and negative ions in the case of ionic (or electrolytic) conductors. In a crystalline solid, the potassium and chlorine atoms are ionically-bonded within a crystalline matrix that prevents them from easily moving.

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