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11 years ago
Why is PdCl2 a better conductor of electricity outside of water than NaCl and NaCl a better conductor in water than PdCl2?

I thought they were both ionic solids? These statements make it seem as though PdCl2 is a metallic solid, is that the case? And if so why? And then, why not NaCl?
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11 years ago
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11 years ago
What should be understood by "outside water"?  Dry? In another solvent? at room temperature or molten?

PdCl2 is only slightly soluble in water, so if doesn´t dissolve, it won't generate ions, so it won´t conduct electricity.
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