Conductivity tester sim
Dip carbon electrodes into solid, molten and dissolved sodium chloride, sugar solution and ethanol, and touch them to graphite, copper and sulfur. A bulb and ammeter show the current; a close-up shows whether ions or electrons are free to move.
Chemical bonding and structure: conductivity · covers the O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE topic
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