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Electrical condunctivity in water? Either there's a very small amount of water, or a very large amount of something that doesn't conduct electricity in the water sample. Like dirt. Mud will not conduct electricity nearly as well as clear water would, resulting in low conductivity.

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The term water solubility means the degree to which a given substance will dissolve in water. For example, table salt has a very high water solubility, while glass has a very low water solubility.

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Low solubility means that the object does not easily dissolve in water.

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it means that the water can transfer electricity through it's molecules very fast

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Which conductivity of water is better Either low conductivity of water is better or high conductivity of water is better?

Low conductivity is better if you don't want electricity to pass. High conductivity is better if you do want electricity to pass. Also, water itself is actually an insulator (very low conductivity) but the impurities in water can be great conductors. Pure water will stop electric flow, but it is very difficult (outside of a lab) to get truly pure water.


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Conductivity water is water purified so that it has very low conductivity. (Makes perfect sense, right?) I have only seen it as a historical term until recently (and it drove me nuts trying to find out what it is-- probably just like you). It is so called because the water itself has a low conductivity, but then you dissolve a solute into the water and measure the conductivity of the solution. So the water is the matrix, hence "conductivity water." In the older documents, there isn't a specification that I have found other than simply having conductivity that is "small compared to the value being measured." In the more recent papers that I read, the term "conductivity" is accompanied by the term "ultrapure" and the specification of having a resistance greater than 18.2 mega-ohms.


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Pure water will have a high resistance, a low conductivity for electricity. If there are ions present, then the conductivity will be greater.


Why is conductivity important for Generator primary water?

Purpose of maintaining conductivity of primary water in a generator is 1. To avoid earth fault caused by excess conductivity. 2. To avoid corroision of primary water system (including stator windings) as water gets acidic with low conductivity(due to ion exchanger used for reduction of conductivity). P.S. conductivity of PW for a 500 MW generator is usually maintained b/w 1 to 2 micro S/cm.


Does copper possess high or low thermal conductivity?

Copper has a high thermal conductivity, not low. This is a good generalization of any metal, although they vary in conductivity.


Does sodium have high or low electrical conductivity?

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What does conductivity in water mean?

it means that the water can transfer electricity through it's molecules very fast