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Explain the following:

(c) Copper is a good conductor of electricity but it is non-electrolyte.


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  • Non-electrolyte is an element that does not have a different ionic form to exist when it is dissolved in a solution.
  • Copper conducts electricity as it has free valence-shell electrons which allow the passage of electricity through them.
  • It is non-electrolyte as it does not dissociates into ions when dissolved in a solution.

So, copper conducts electricity with the help of its free valence-shell electrons and is non-electrolyte as it does not give ions when get dissolved in a solution.


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