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Question
Molar conductivity of substance “A” is 5.9 × 103 S/m and “B” is 1 × 10–16 S/m. Which of the two is most likely to be copper metal and why?
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Solution
“A” is copper, metals are conductors and thus have a high value of conductivity.
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