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Why does calcium chloride when dissolved into water conduct electricity?

April 26, 2017calcium Chemistry chloride conduct Dissolved electricity Mathematics water

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Why does calcium chloride when dissolved into water conduct electricity?

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As with all salts, when calcium chloride is dissolved in water it dissociates into cations (positively-charged ions) and anions (negatively-charged ions), in this case Ca²⁺ and Cl- respectively. The ions turn the solution into electrolyte, an electrically conductive medium.