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Pure water is a poor conductor of electricity because it exists in solution as electrically neutral molecules. the molecules carry no electric charge and there are no ions in solution to carry charges.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoPure fresh water is a very bad conductor of electricity because there are very few ions in water.
Salt water, on the other hand, is a good conductor, because the positive sodium ions and the negative chlorine ions will carry an electric current. The more salt, the better.
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∙ 9y agoWater does not conduct electricity as it does not ionize easily into hydrogen and hydroxyl ions. However water with salts that can ionize conducts electricity.
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∙ 11y agono water is good conductor of electricity
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