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Sodium chloride has a crystalline structure made up of `Na^(+) and Cl^(-)` ions. Why does NaCl not conduct electricity in solid state ?

A

Solid do not conduct electricity

B

The ions of NaCl become mobile only in molten state and are not free to move in solid state

C

The crystalline structure does not have ions

D

When a bond is formed between ions they lose their charge

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