electrolysis

[creativity57]

Electrolytes in their solid state does not allow current to pass through. Why?

[creativity57]

when a liquid electrolyte allows current flow through that if we touch that electrolyte during then will it give a SHOCK? Pls reply ASAP:

[firebird]

Electrolytes in their solid state does not allow current to pass through. Why?

The ions in a solid, like sodium chloride, are tightly held in a lattice/crystal structure. To carry electricity they need to be able to move along in a particular direction and they can't because they are stuck in the solid lattice.

They can move in a particular direction in the molten state and so the molten state conducts electricity.

[firebird]

when a liquid electrolyte allows current flow through that if we touch that electrolyte during then will it give a SHOCK? Pls reply ASAP:

You get a shock if the potential difference (voltage) between your finger and one of the electrodes is big enough to push electric current through you.

As far as I can recall, nearly all of the voltage drop in an electrolytic cell is within a tiny distance of the electrodes, so I don't think you'd get a shock.

[KathChem82]

I was able to dip my finger in a sodium chloride solution which I used to light up a small bulb. I did not feel anything, even just a tiny pricked feeling. I dipped it in there before I made the bulb light up, making sure that the electrolytes were still intact. Also a good electrolyte is a potato. It made my light bulb light up. I used iron nails as the electrodes.