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Question
Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?
Solution 1
Distilled water cannot conduct electricity because it does not contain ions, while rainwater conducts electricity because it contains ions due to the presence of dissolved salts in it.
Solution 2
- Distilled water does not contain any ionic compounds in it.
- Whereas rainwater has a lot, more compounds.
- Rainwater has dissolved acidic gases, such as carbon dioxide, from the air, and that forms carbonic acid. This means that it has hydrogen ions and carbonate ions. Therefore, in the presence of acids, rainwater can conduct electricity.
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