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o 2/23/2018 11:55 PM Calculator -d Periodic Table Question 8 of 9 Mapd Sapling Learning macmilan leaming this question was written by Gen Chem Lab Coordinator at Western Washington University A copper (Cu) wire is hooked up to an electrical circuit and is found to conduct electricity. It is then dropped in a beaker of water, in which a conductivity probe is immersed. No conductivity is measured using the conductivity probe. What is the best explanation for this difference in observations? o Copper metal conducts electricity through free electrons (due to metallic bonds), not through dissociation of its atoms into ions. Copper has only covalent bonds. Copper becomes another element when it is added to water. 0 Previous 0 Next Save And Exit-

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Yes,the first option is correct,because metals conduct electricity due to electrons not due to ions.

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