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Seawater has a great deal of dissolved salt( 3.5% by weight), making it a decent conductor of electricity.
Salt water is a pretty good conductor of electricity. Its not as good as a metal but still is far from being an insulator. Pure water does not conduct electricity well at all.
The reason salt water conducts electricity is because the NaCl (sodium chloride, aka table salt) breaks apart into a positively charged Na+ and a negatively charged Chlorine Cl-. When voltage is applied, the charged ions feel the force of the electric field created and they move. Instead of electrons then, the current is the moving ions. The more salt you put into the water, the better it conducts electricity. (Pure water is actually and poor conductor because the only ions it has are the residual H+ and OH- that form in neutral water and are the reason we say water has a pH of 7.)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoSeawater has a great deal of dissolved salt( 3.5% by weight), making it a decent conductor of electricity.
Salt water is a pretty good conductor of electricity. Its not as good as a metal but still is far from being an insulator. Pure water does not conduct electricity well at all.
The reason salt water conducts electricity is because the NaCl (sodium chloride, aka table salt) breaks apart into a positively charged Na+ and a negatively charged Chlorine Cl-. When voltage is applied, the charged ions feel the force of the electric field created and they move. Instead of electrons then, the current is the moving ions. The more salt you put into the water, the better it conducts electricity.
(Pure water is actually and poor conductor because the only ions it has are the residual H+ and OH- that form in neutral water and are the reason we say water has a pH of 7.
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∙ 10y agoWiki User
∙ 8y agoPure, deionized water does not conduct electricity - seawater contains ions and particles which do conduct electricity.
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Is HCl is a good conductor of electricity?
When dissolved in water, yes. HCl is a very good conductor of electricity.
Is blood a conductor of electricity?
Well yes it is. It contains a high concentration of water and salt. Our body is 75% water and water and salt are good conductors of electricity. And so, it is most likely to be a conductor of electricity.
Does deionized water conduct electricity?
No. A substance that does not contain ions will not be a conductor of electricity.
Is sugar solution in distilled water a conductor of electricity?
no
Is water vapor an electricity conductor?
It is an insulator
Is sea water a good conductor of electricity?
Yes it is because it contains salts.
Why is seawater a good conductor of electricity?
Sea water is a good conductor of electricity as it contains lots of salts. Electrolysis of seawater is the cornerstone of the chlor-alkali industry.
Can current flow through sea water?
Yes. Salt water is a fairly good conductor of electricity.
Is water a better conductor of electricity then silver?
no, water is NOT a better conductor of electricity then silver
Is cold water best conductor of electricity?
No, but impure is a good conductor of electricity.
Why water conducts good electricity?
Water is a poor conductor of electricity. However, the presence of ions in water make the solution a good conductor of electricity.
Is water a conductor or an insilator of electricity?
a insilator of electricity
How is water a good conductor of electricity or is it not?
No, water is not a good conductor of electricity. Check related link below for more information.
Is HCl is a good conductor of electricity?
When dissolved in water, yes. HCl is a very good conductor of 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.
Is distilled water a conductor?
Disttilled water is not a goood conductor because it is the impurities in the water that conduct electricity, but it is.
Is iron a poor conductor of electricity?
since iron is a metal and most metals are good conductors of electricity one can assume that iron is a fair conductor of electricity. The electrical conductivity of iron is approx. 1/6 from the electrical conductivity of silver (the best known conductor).
