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Why are ionic compounds like NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, PbBr2 (etc.non conductors in the solid state but conductors in aqueous solution?

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Step-by-step explanation:

if its the same compound what happened to make it different?

they were put in water

lot of those compounds have Cl in them making them salts

NaCl is Sodium Chloride which is regular table salt

In water, the sodium atoms and chlorine atoms separate

They move around in the water as positively and negatively charged ions.

This separation of charge allows the solution to conduct electricity.

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