Question

Sea water is better conductor of electricity than drinking water why

Answer 1

Sea water is a better conductor because it has dissolved and dissociated ions.

Explanation:

The conductivity of water depends on the concentration of dissolved ions in solution.

The units of conductivity are Siemens per metre S/m.

Deionised water by its nature has very few ions. Its conductivity is about  

5.5

μ

S/m.

Sea water has a relatively large number of Sodium and Chloride ions and has a conductivity of around 5S/m. This is because the Sodium Chloride salt dissociates into ions.

Hence sea water is about a million times more conductive than fresh water