Ask a Question

Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?

0 votes
416 views
in Acids, Bases and Salts by (98.9k points)
edited
Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does?

1 Answer

0 votes
by (98.9k points)
selected by
 
Best answer
Distilled water cannot conduct electricity because it does not contain ions while rain water conducts electricity as it contains ions due presence of dissolved salts in it.

Related questions

0 votes
1 answer 400 views
Why does an aqueous solution of an acid conduct electricity?
asked Dec 6, 2021 in Acids, Bases and Salts by Doubtly (98.9k points)
0 votes
1 answer 488 views
Why do acids not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water?
asked Dec 6, 2021 in Acids, Bases and Salts by Doubtly (98.9k points)
0 votes
1 answer 439 views
Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?
asked Dec 6, 2021 in Acids, Bases and Salts by Doubtly (98.9k points)

Doubtly is an online community for engineering students, offering:

  • Free viva questions PDFs
  • Previous year question papers (PYQs)
  • Academic doubt solutions
  • Expert-guided solutions

Get the pro version for free by logging in!

Recent Badges

Awarded Badge User Avatar
Doubtly Earned a badge
11 minutes ago Famous Question
Awarded Badge User Avatar
Doubtly Earned a badge
2 hours ago Famous Question
Awarded Badge User Avatar
codelikepro Earned a badge
12 hours ago Famous Question

Most popular tags

jeemain geography-10th engineering physics semester 5 web computing

5.7k questions

5.1k answers

108 comments

650 users

Doubtly
...