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Why does dissolved salt in water conduct electricity, but sugar does not? [Pg. No. 162]

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When salt dissolves in water, it breaks into charged particles called ions, which can carry electric current. Sugar dissolves as neutral molecules and does not form ions. Therefore, salt solution conducts electricity, while sugar solution does not.

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Why does dissolved salt in water conduct electricity, but sugar does not? [Pg. No. 162]

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