Which is a better conductor of electric current: a solid ionic compound or a melted ionic compound?

Explanation:

It is known that for electricity to pass through a substance it is important that the substance must have ions present in it.

This is because electricity is the flow of ions. So, when a substance is present in melted ionic form then it will have oppositely charged ions due to which electricity will be able to pass through it.

On the other hand, in a solid ionic compound there will be strong interaction between the ions. Hence, they are present in a lattice and not able to flow freely.

Therefore, a solid ionic compound is not able to conduct electricity.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options melted ionic compound is a better conductor of electric current.

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