Pure distilled water will not conduct electricity, but if you mix in some salt, it will. Water must have something mixed in with it like salt or another ingrediant thus freeing electrons needed for conducting electricity.
2007-05-06 04:02:54
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answered by jim l 2
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As far as I'm concerned all water conducts electricity, some water with various additives might conduct better than water without but since most people will only ever come across the plain old fashioned sort it's academic.
By all means try standing in the stuff when you shake hands with the mains supply.
2007-05-06 11:03:28
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answer #2
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answered by Angela D 6
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Electrical conductivity of water
Pure water has a low electrical conductivity, but this increases significantly upon solvation of a small amount of ionic material water such as hydrogen chloride. Thus the risks of electrocution are much greater in water with the usual impurities not found in pure water. Any electrical properties observable in water are from the ions of mineral salts and carbon dioxide dissolved in it. Water does self-ionize where two water molecules become one hydroxide anion and one hydronium cation, but not enough to carry enough electric current to do any work or harm for most operations. In pure water, sensitive equipment can detect a very slight electrical conductivity of 0.055 µS/cm at 25°C. Water can also be electrolyzed into oxygen and hydrogen gases but in the absence of dissolved ions this is a very slow process since very little current is conducted.
2007-05-06 11:10:53
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answered by Vishal 2
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Water which have dissolved salts in it conduct electricity because the salts after dissolving in water emits some -vely charged particles from which electricity can travel. Extremely pure water such as distilled water does not conduct electricity because there is no salt in it so no path for electricity to pass.
2007-05-07 03:07:44
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answered by mannu 1
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Electricity is conducted by ions. Water do not conduct electricity .If you add some ionc substance in to it.Water break the ionic bond due to its high dielectric constant.
Presence of ions conduct electricity.Adding HCl produces hydrozen ion and chloried ion make electrolite conductive
2007-05-06 11:17:26
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answer #5
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answered by AVTAR S 1
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Pure water is a poor conductor.
However, if you add table salt, it can conduct electricity since salt is an ionic compound.
Only a solution with ions can be used as an electrolyte.
2007-05-06 15:23:18
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answered by Anonymous
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Ionized Water or saline water. To be more specific, water with any sort of impurity. Pure water is a bad conductor of electricity because it's not a metal. Generally metals are good conductors of heat & electricity.
All answers except the one telling H2O are right.
2007-05-06 11:20:28
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answer #7
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answered by Shreyan 4
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I agree with Angela D & her answer. As far as I'm concerned, all water will conduct electricity - unless you are doing scientific research where you will try distilled water, sea water, river water, etc....
2007-05-06 11:06:17
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answered by Paul L 7
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Saline water.
2007-05-06 11:03:30
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answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7
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impure
2007-05-08 07:34:31
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answered by manoj j 1
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