Question

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

Answer 1

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Here is your answer :-

Rain water contains some acidic components ( Rain water is acidic in nature) means it contains Hydrogen ions ( H+ ions ) . H+ ions helps to conduct electricity .But distilled water does not contain any H+ ions . So distilled water does not conduct electricity , whereas rain water does .

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Answer 2

Rain water dissolves gases present in the atmosphere like CO2 , SO2 , NO2 to form acids such as carbonic acid , sulphuric acid , nitric acid . These acids are present in very less amount but since they dissociate easily into ions and thus rain water conducts electricity. On the other hand ,distilled water does not contain any such ions which can conduct electricity.