A compound MX is hard crystalline solid with very high melting and boiling point. It is also soluble in water. Will the given compound conduct electricity in solid state?

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Solution

According to the properties stated above the compound MX is ionic in nature. Thus the given compound would not conduct electricity in solid state but in aqueous state. This is because ionic compounds dissociates into free ions only in aqueous state which helps in conducting electricity.

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