Why does molten sodium chloride conduct electricity?

The expression $[x + (x^3 - 1)^{1/2}]^5 + [x - (x^3 - 1)^{1/2}]^5$ is a polynomial of degree :

The fossil bone has a ${}^{14}C:{}^{12}C$ ratio,which is $\left( \frac{1}{16} \right)$ of that in a living animal bone. If the half-life of ${}^{14}C$ is $5730 \text{ years}$,then the age of the fossil bone is ......... $\text{years}$.

From a group of $10$ men and $8$ women,the number of ways of forming a committee of $8$ members with not more than $5$ men and not less than $5$ women is

The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is $50 \ days$. The time interval $(t_2 - t_1)$ between the time $t_2$ when $\frac{2}{3}$ of it has decayed and the time $t_1$ when $\frac{1}{3}$ of it has decayed is ......... $days$.

If $f(x) = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} x - 3 & 2x^2 - 18 & 3x^3 - 81 \\ x - 5 & 2x^2 - 50 & 4x^3 - 500 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{array} \right|$,then $f(1)f(3) + f(3)f(5) + f(5)f(1) = $