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Why does hcl conduct electricity with water but not with chloroform

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ions need to be present in the water. If there are no ions in solution, no electricity is conducted. since, in water, electricity is conducted, this means that HCl completely ionizes to H + and C l − ions. However, in chloroform, since there is no conduction, HCl does not ionize and stays as the

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