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Which solutions conduct? template
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Two carbon electrodes in a beaker of the test solution, wired in series with a lamp and a battery; the lamp lights if the solution contains ions. GCSE / high school (NGSS, CBSE class 10).
What the template shows
- Test solutions with a battery, a lamp and two carbon electrodes in series
- Carbon electrodes
- Kept apart; rinse with distilled water between solutions
- Test solution
- Lamp lights: NaCl(aq), CuSO₄(aq), dilute acids and alkalis (ions free to move). Stays off: distilled water, sugar solution, ethanol
- Bright for strong electrolytes, dim for weak ones such as ethanoic acid. Use an ammeter instead to compare currents
- Cells in series, about 3 to 6 V. Solid salts do not conduct; molten or dissolved, they do
- Reaction setup
Drawn with 20 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw.
Sources
How to use this template
- Press Edit in MolDraw. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor.
- Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need.
- Add your own structures, arrows and text next to it, or combine several templates on one page.
- Export the drawing as PNG, SVG or PDF for slides, worksheets, theses and papers.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Which solutions conduct? template free?
You can preview the Which solutions conduct? template here and open and edit it in MolDraw for free. Downloading or exporting it is part of MolDraw Pro, together with the other premium templates.
Can I edit the Which solutions conduct? template?
Yes. It opens as an ordinary MolDraw drawing, so every structure, arrow, label and colour can be changed, and you can add your own content around it.
Is the chemistry checked?
Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page.
Can I edit the glassware?
Yes. Every piece of glassware is a MolDraw apparatus object: move, resize, recolour the liquid or swap a piece and the joints stay connected.