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

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Rain water contains small amounts of acid (H+ ions) because of which it conducts electricity. Distilled water is pure water. It contains no traces of H+ ions. Therefore, it does not conduct electricity. For water to conduct electricity, it is necessary for it to contain ions either the H+ ion or any other ions
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