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What is a molten substance?

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it is a substance which is moltened

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Do molten substances conduct electricity?
Not all but many of the substances conduct electricity in the molten form. Those substances which are insulators do not conduct electricity in any state, but subs. like ionic compounds start...
Ionic substance conducts when molten but decomposes?
i don't know, that's what i need to work out.
Why would a substance conduct when molten but not when solid?
we know that ions conduct electricity. ions in the solid state are not free whereas they are free in the molten or the liquid state. the conduction is much easier by the ions in this state
What are molten substance?
In terms of volcanoes the molten substance is magma if it is under ground or lava if it is on the surface.
Why ionic substances do not conduct electricity as solid but when molten state?
I dont really know