Electricity is
movement of charge.
A substance conducts electricity if when placed between the electrodes in a circuit which includes a source of electrical current, the circuit is complete due to electricity flow through the substance.
In
ionic conduction the charge is carried by ions.
Ionic solids exist as a lattice of
cations and anions.
At room temperature the ions are not mobile as they
vibrate in position in the lattice.
As the video shows, in the
molten solid, the
ions have sufficient energy to
move from their lattice positions.
This means that they can move
toward electrodes in a cell. This completes the circuit and
causes the bulb to glow. Thus ionic substances conduct electricity if they are molten.
 ionic solid does NOT conduct electricity |  molten ionic solid conducts electricity |
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