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Why does pure acetic acid not conduct electricity?

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1) Pure acidic acid does not dissociate enough to be able to conduct electricity.
2 ) Adding wa ter shifts the r quilibrium to the right so that more ions are formed and the solu tion conducts electricity.
`CH_3COOH+H_2OltimpliesCH_3COO+H_2O^+`
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