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[Post New] 27 Aug 2009 17:08:01 IST
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[Post New] 27 Aug 2009 17:10:06 IST
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because it has free electrons to carry the charges while nacl conduct in molten or liquid state
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[Post New] 27 Aug 2009 17:53:18 IST
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sodium being metal involves metallic bonding in btwn atoms in solid state havng mobile electrons which conducts currnt

in nacl ions are held in lattice in not free to move so it dosnt conducts
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[Post New] 27 Aug 2009 18:58:14 IST
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Sodium has 11 electrons lets us look it this way because 11 is not stable format we i tends to have free electrons which carry current in the metal form where as in NaCl as Cl has 17 electrons it will take that free electron and get 18 electron configuration hence there are no free electrons which means no conduction
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