If we apply an AC current to a conductor it creates an associated alternating magnetic field around it. That's the theory. Additionally, when a current passes through the conductor, there is some voltage drop associated with the resistance. That's the theory (Ohm's law) as well. For the calculation of the voltage drop, one can take the electrical conductivity (in S/m) from a database and calculate that resistance.

Now, what happens if we have an electrolyte instead of a solid conductor? The conductivity associated with the electrolyte is the "ionic conductivity", correct? This means that the energy is transferred through ions, instead of electrons, which makes sense. The theory looks clear, but what is confusing is... what happens with the electrons? Is the conductivity of an electrolyte a combination of both electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity?

I have found a helpful graph [here](https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-electronic-and-ionic-conduction/):

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKl3km.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKl3km.png)

But this one still doesn't explain the deconvolution of the two properties for the same material. It seems like they are separated and different and have different charges, and one would expect them to be different, but when reading about electrolytes, it's many times associated with "ionic conductivity". Although, on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductivity_(electrolytic)#:%7E:text=The%20electrical%20conductivity%20of%20a,order%20to%20minimize%20water%20electrolysis.), one can find this:

> 
> The electrical conductivity of a solution of an electrolyte is
> measured by determining the resistance of the solution between two
> flat or cylindrical electrodes separated by a fixed distance
> 
> 
> 

Which makes me think that they are separated.

My question:

1. Is the ionic conductivity the same as the electrical conductivity for an ionic liquid, if one wants to calculate the voltage drop or the electrical resistance?