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PLEASE HELP!! Will give 1st answer Bainliest. Explain the electrical conductivity of melted and of aqueous solutions of ionic compounds using the characteristics of ionic compounds.

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When ionic compounds are melted, the orderly crystal structure breaks down and each ion can move freely. When ionic compounds dissolve, their ions dissociate from each other and move freely. When voltage is applied, cations migrate to one electrode and anions migrate to the other which equals the flow of electricity.

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