September 28, 2024, 11:38:32 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: Ionic Bonds  (Read 3440 times)

0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline kittyradio

  • Very New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
Ionic Bonds
« on: January 17, 2007, 04:58:53 PM »
Okay, someone brought up an interesting question today... it was actually one of my school's Honors Chemistry I kids. Anyway...

Why does one not receive an electric shock when touching a solution with many electrical charges?

Logged

Offline DevaDevil

  • Chemist
  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 690
  • Mole Snacks: +55/-9
  • Gender: Male
  • postdoc at ANL
Re: Ionic Bonds
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2007, 05:24:40 PM »
overall charge = 0 of course!

There is as many positive charge as there is negative
Logged

Offline Yggdrasil

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 3215
  • Mole Snacks: +485/-21
  • Gender: Male
  • Physical Biochemist
Re: Ionic Bonds
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2007, 09:20:19 PM »
V = IR

To have current (i.e. a shock) there must be a potential difference.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links