An electrolyte is a liquid or gel which contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, i.e. that present in a battery. electrolyte conducts electricity by decomposing into its constituent ions. hence correct option is D.
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An electrolyte is a
(a) solid that conducts electricity.
(b) liquid that conducts electricity and breaks up chemically in the process.
(c) liquid that does not conduct electricity.
(d) solid that does not conduct electricity.
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Electrolyte can conduct electricity because
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Electrode is an electric conductor, usually metal, used as either of the two terminals of an electrically conducting medium conducts current into and out of the medium, which may be an electrolytic solution as in a storage battery.
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Mercury is a liquid and conducts electricity. Do you think it is an electrolyte?
(HINT: Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature.)
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Q) Mercury is a liquid and conducts electricity . Do you think it is an electrolyte?( Hint : Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature)
Ans) No, though mercury is a liquid at room temperature it is a metal . It cannot be an electrolyte. This is because most of the liquids that can conduct electricity or acids bases and salts whereas mercury is a metal.