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Which of the following solutions will have the highest electrical conductivity?
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Solution:
Electrical conductivity of a solution depends on the concentration of free ions present in it.
Distilled water is a very poor conductor of electricity due to the negligible concentration of and ions.
Sugar and alcohol are covalent compounds and do not dissociate into ions when dissolved in water. Hence, their solutions are non-electrolytes and do not conduct electricity.
Salt is an ionic compound and a strong electrolyte. It completely dissociates into its constituent ions in an aqueous solution, providing a large number of free ions for the conduction of electricity.
Thus, the salt solution will have the highest electrical conductivity.
Answer: Salt solution
