This can be explained by the fact that the number of ions per unit
volume that carry the current in a solution decreases on dilution The conductivity of a solution at any given concentration is the
conductance of one unit volume of solution kept between two
2 4 2 Variation of
Conductivity
and Molar
Conductivity
with
Concentration
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platinum electrodes with unit area of cross section and at a distance
of unit length