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Question
A solution of HCl gas in water conducts electricity because ______, but a solution of HCl gas in toluene does not conduct an electric current because ______.
Solution
A solution of HCl gas in water conducts electricity because it ionises in water, but a solution of HCl gas in toluene does not conduct an electric current because it does not ionises in toluene.
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