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If by "purified" you mean distilled, then no. It will not conduct electricity. Some bottled water companies define filtered water or spring water as "pure," but that does not mean purified. Distilled water is water that has everything but water removed.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoEverything is relative, so yes, distilled will conduct electricity--but very very little compared to city water, well water, or salt water. The reason is that the way a liquid conducts electricity is by the positively or negatively charged ions that are in it actually moving from one of the electrodes to the other, carrying charge (electricity) with them. Salt water has salt in it, NaCl, which readily ionizes or dissociates to ions of Na+ and Cl- which can float through the water carrying charge and thus conducting electricity.
Distilled water is water that was boiled to steam and recondensed to water. Virtually all the salt that was originally in it is left behind as the pure water boils away. So distilled water is relatively pure H2O (HOH). Although water can ionize to H+ and OH- sort of like salt does, it ionizes to a far, far, far, lesser degree and is therefore very resistant to conducting electricity; there are virtually no ions available to carry charges through the water.
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∙ 11y agoDe-ionized water will not conduct electricity, nor will distilled. Filtered water may conduct, it depends on the quality of water being filtered and the type of filter being used.
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Is a water a conductor or an insulator of electricity?
Pure water, that is to say without any other substances, actually does not conduct electricity. Water with impurities, on the other hand, does conduct electricity. Since water is usually impure, common water conducts electricity.
Is cold water best conductor of electricity?
No, but impure is a good conductor of electricity.
Is water highly conductive?
Pure water does not conduct electricity. However, since it is almost impossible to have pure water, anything wet will normally conduct electricity. Water almost always has some salts in it, and that provides the free electrons required to conduct electricity.
What conducts electricity when dissolve in water?
Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
Why does water conduct electricity while air does not?
AiR also conduct electricity,like wind power plant.Air has moisture which help it to generate electricity
Is a water a conductor or an insulator of electricity?
Pure water, that is to say without any other substances, actually does not conduct electricity. Water with impurities, on the other hand, does conduct electricity. Since water is usually impure, common water conducts electricity.
Why is impure water a good conductor?
AS YOU KNOW THAT THE FORMULA OF WATER IS H2O,in this two ions are present H+ and -OH ions ,the impure water has other particles of salts like Ca++ , Mg++ etc , in this way if we pass electricity they easily ionized and dissociated into its ions so, than pure water it is more ideal to conduct electricity .that is why impure water good conductor of heat and electricity.
Is cold water best conductor of electricity?
No, but impure is a good conductor of electricity.
Is water a conductor or a insulator of electricity?
Pure water is an insulator. Only impure water, ie. water that contains ions, will conduct electricity, as to why H2O does not break into the H ions and OH ions and then conduct electricity, to be honest, I don't yet know. But I suspect that the electrons flowing through are not vibrating at the correct frequency to excite the electrons that hold the two ions together to break apart.
Why does current flow through impure water and not through pure distilled water?
Water is actually an insulator and does not pass electricity well, the minerals within the water are what actually conduct the current and thus in distilled water there is no conduction
How do water conduct electricity?
Water can conduct electricity. I know this because when it rains water can spin a turbine which power electricity from movement
Would conduct electricity mixed with water?
A water solution containing ions conduct electricity.
What mixes with water that can conduct electricity?
An ionic compound dissolved in water is an electrolyte and can conduct electricity.
Does pure water conduct any electricity at all?
No, pure water does not conduct electricity because there are no other solutions present. For the water to conduct electricity, there has to be an electrolyte. Salt water, Tap water, and sugar water do conduct a little electricity because they contain soluble ionic compounds.
Why do materials conduct electricity?
For a material to conduct electricity , it has to be impure , so for example pure silicon cannot conduct electricity but Silicon chips in computers that are mixed with other things can. So the materials that conduct are charged with little particles that allow the flow of electricityBecause of electrolytes. Or because of the metal something is made of.
Does water conduct battery electricity?
It doesn't conduct electricity if it is pure water as there are no flowing ions. But in un-pure water electricity can be conducted.
Why do some materials conduct electricity?
For a material to conduct electricity , it has to be impure , so for example pure silicon cannot conduct electricity but Silicon chips in computers that are mixed with other things can. So the materials that conduct are charged with little particles that allow the flow of electricityBecause of electrolytes. Or because of the metal something is made of.
