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Rain water is found to contain more percentage of oxygen than ordinary water. Explain.

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Rain is due to condensation of water droplets in the atmosphere. It does not contain any dissolved salts like ordinary water. Therefore, rain water can dissolve more amount of oxygen than ordinary water. Moreover, rain water is in contact with atmospheric air. Hence, it contains more percentage of oxygen.
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