Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
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ISBN: 9781337900348
Author: Stephen L. Herman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 1RQ

Conduction in a liquid depends on the movement of _________________.

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To determine

The particles on which conduction in a liquid depends upon.

Answer to Problem 1RQ

The conduction in a liquid depends upon the movement of ions.

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Unlike a metallic conductor, the conduction in a liquid does not depend on the flow of individual electrons. It depends on a charged atom called an ion.

Atoms with electron deficiency are called positive ions while those with electron surplus are called negative ions.

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