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Explain why sodium conducts electricity but oxygen does not conduct electricity ​

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Sodium chloride in a solid state (i.e. table salt) cannot conduct electricity well because the ions in the substance () cannot move freely (they are immobile) albeit they can carry a charge, and thus electric charge cannot flow easily throughout sodium chloride.

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