Question

Acids and bases conduct ………. Current.
A. Heat
B. Water
C. Electric
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Acids are compounds that have the concentration of Hydrogen ${ H }^{ + }$ ions. Bases are compounds that have the concentration of Hydroxide ${ OH^{ - } }$ ions.

Complete step by step answer:
Acids and bases conduct electric current. The conduction of electricity by acids and bases depends upon to the extent they ionize. All the acids and bases do not ionize or dissociate to the same pace. This leads to the statement that acids and bases are not all of equal strength in producing ${ H }^{ + } and { OH^{ - } }$ ions.
The terms “strong” and “weak” give an indication of the strength of an acid or a base. These terms describe the ability of acid and base solutions to conduct electricity. A strong acid or base which conducts electricity strongly. A weak acid or base which conducts electricity weakly.
For example, ${ HCl }$ is a strong acid that dissociates completely and conducts electricity while ${ CH }_{ 3 }{ COOH }$ is a weak acid and does not ionize completely, hence conducts electricity weakly.
The correct option is C.

Additional Information:
An acid or base which strongly conducts electricity contains a large number of ions is called a strong acid or base.
An acid or base which strongly conducts electricity containing only a few ions is called a weak acid or base.

Note: The possibility to make a mistake is that you may choose option A. Acids and bases both conduct electric current and not heating current.