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NaCl is not a conductor of electricity i...

NaCl is not a conductor of electricity in solid state whereas it does conduct electricity in aqueous solution as well as in molten state.

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i.In solid state, `Na^+` and `Cl^-` ions of common salt (NaCl) are not free to move.
ii.However, in molten state and its aqueous solution, these ions are free to move.
Thus, common salt (NaCl) conducts electricity only in molten state and its aqueous solution but not in solid , state.
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