Is water a good electrical conductor?

Question

Is water a good electrical conductor ?

Answer 1

not always. Pure distilled water will barely conduct if at all. Water is made conductive by the minerals and other items. The more minerals especially irons or metals the better it will conduct.
If you had water that was running over gold. Minute amounts of gold(an excellent conductor) would be present making that water more likely to conduct than water that has been purified.

Answer 2

PURE Water is a bad electrical conductor; i.e. a good isolator;

But sea water, mineral water, etc are good electrical conductors because they contains solved (salt) that are responsible of the charge movement

Answer 3

Water is a poor conductor of electricity...but if you put a big enough voltage, electricity will pass though even the poorest conductor (such as lightning through air)

Answer 4

pure water is bad conductor but tap water(with added minerals )is good conductor

Answer 5

No. Pure H2O has no conductive properties and actually serves as a good insulator. However, the minerals that are normally present in everyday household water are good conductors.

Answer 6

I'd say it's the best conductor! Be careful!

Answer 7

pure water no.....once you introduce any other materials (like salt) it conducts more and more as the contamination increases. Pure distilled water will not conduct at lower frequencies

Answer 8

Joe Willy Neckbone says, “ I don’t rightly know the answer to this question, but I will be right here when you ask a question that I do know the answer to.”

Answer 9

Yes, thats why they always warn you to keep away from electrical appliences and keep them away from water.

Answer 10

yes, that is why you should not touch power outlets with wet hands.
I got 2 thumbs down for saying you shouldn't touch power outlets with wet hands. Well excuse me if you don't believe me try doing it with wet hands see if you don't get a shock!