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Why an aqueous solution of Sodium chloride conducts electricity?

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An aqueous solution of Sodium chloride conducts electricity because it is a soluble ionic compound, which when dissolved in water dissociates into Na⁺ and Cl^- ions, and these ions conduct electricity.
Electricity can be conducted in metals due to the availability of free electrons.
Here sodium chloride (NaCl) ionizes completely to yield free ions. Thus the aqueous solution of sodium chloride conducts electricity.

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