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10/06/2009 2:19 PM

What causes a liquid or solution to be conductive?
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10/06/2009 2:25 PM

Depends on the liquid.

For water (or most), it would be impurities in the water.

I hope this is not homework.

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10/06/2009 9:33 PM

ions.

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10/12/2009 9:25 PM

Electrons moving form one atom to the next usually initiated by EMF (basic answer). Take salt water this is a great conductor.

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