Why does aqueous solution of acid conduct electricity?

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Solution

Acids disassociates in aqueous solution to generate ions and these ions help in the conduction of electricity. For example,
$H_{2} S O_{4} + H_{2} O \to H S O_{4}^{-} + H^{+}$
Here $H S O_{4}^{-}$ is the negative ion and H+ is the positive ion.

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