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Why does distilled water not conduct electricity?

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Because it does not contain ions to conduct the electricity
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It does not contain ions. if little of lemon is added it will conduct .
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Distilled water does not conduct electricity, because it doesn't has free charges. Electricity, is flow of charges. Without free charges, electricity is not possible. Salt water contains charged particles called ions, eg- Na+, Cl-. These help in conduction of electricity. But, distilled water doesn't...
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Distilled water does not conduct electricity, because it doesn't has free charges. Electricity, is flow of charges. Without free charges, electricity is not possible. Salt water contains charged particles called ions, eg- Na+, Cl-. These help in conduction of electricity. But, distilled water doesn't have any charged ions. It only has polar covalent bond between H+ and OH-, which are insignificantly polarized to conduct electricity. read less
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Because of pure water have acid,bases and salt.that conduct electricity
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It does not contain ions if little of lemon is added it will conduct electricity.
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Distilled water cannot conduct electricity because it does not contain ions
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Without the swapping of electrons, electricity is unable to travel through distilled water. Salt water, on the other hand, is considered a good conductor of electricity because it contains ions in it. Tap water, although it doesn't taste salty, can also conduct electricity because it isn't pure.
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because that water may not contain free ions (or) electrons
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Distilled water does not contain any dissolved ions which can conduct electricity by acting as carrier of electric charge and hence they do not conduct electricity
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Because it do not have ions that conduct electricity
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