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A solution of salt in water conducts electricity, but a solution of sugar does not. Explain why?
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DrBob222
NaCl ionizes into Na^+ and Cl^- and these ions conduct the electricity from one electrode to the other. Sugar doesn't ionize; therefore, there is nothing to help the electrons from one electrode to the other.
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