Rain water is not pure water. Rain water contains small amounts of ions as minerals and salt as well as pollutants. This means that it is a solution of ions, making it an electrolyte (conducts electricity).
yes. it gets put into a chamber which turnes turbines that create electricity
water has the ability to conduct electricity because it is able to self ionise meaning that a small number of hydronum (H3O+) and hydroxide (OH-) are present in pure water.
Yes it is. Pure water can be a good insulator but it does not take much contamination to make it conductive and the atmoshpere is fall of a lot of contaminents so rain water will conduct because it is not pure.
Pure water is a poor conductor of electricity, and is in fact an electrical insulator. However, water almost always contains dissolved electrolytes. The ions from these electrolytes conduct electricity through the solution. Even in water that has been distilled, carbon dioxide from the air will dissolve and react to form carbonate species and hydronium ions, thus rendering the solution conductive. Removing the dissolved gases can be difficult, with even 50 distillations insufficient for obtaining pure water, as the gases are more volatile than the water.
Pure water actually doesn't conduct electricity. But when ions are dissolved in it like salt or many other minerals it does conduct electricity... That is because water molecules need to connect to ions in order to conduct electricity
Rainwater is a good Conductor of Electricity.
Water conducts electricity because it has loose electrons able to easily transfer from one water molecule to another.
Nope, it's as good as good water.
Very poor conductors (literally insulator) of electricity as there are no charged particles (free ions) to conduct electricity
Yes, all impure solutions of water containing salts are conductive to some degree, in addition many juices are acidic, and many acidic water solutions are conductive.
The nickel is more conductive.
acid rain
Yes, very conductive, its one of the best conductors there is.
it depends on the degree of impurities it contains in it s pure state it is less conductive
Pure heavy water is practically not conductive.
The ultrapure water is not conductive.
There are many common moisture & water detectors readily available. They work like this: 2 conductors are placed close together but aren't touching. When water (which is electrically conductive, but not as conductive as most people think) contacts the conductors, the circuit is completed, and whatever is designed to happen next, happens. It could be an alarm, light, or a signal to an overall supervisory system such as in a factory basement, or tunnel.
yes
An ionic compound dissociated in water is an electrolyte and is of course more conductive..
It will make the water more conductive and this how it works.......... =)
NO if it is you have a dirty experiment tray.
NH4OH does not become conductive until it is dissolved in water. Conveniently, that is the only way you are likely to find it.
Containing electrolytes the coconut water is electricaly conductive.
These are ionic compounds dissociated in water.
how about water, or Mercury as used in thermometers. both conductive.
Yes, it is a mildly acidic electrolyte.