State whether true or false :Rain water is a non-conductor of electricity.

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State whether true or false :Rain water is a non-conductor of electricity.

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False.Rain water is a conductor of electricity due to The most common one is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide itself in not an electrolyte, but it reacts with water to make what is often called "carbonic acid". Carbonic acid is actually a fictitious acid, since there are no molecules of H2​CO3​ in aqueous solution. But what is present that makes rain water a conductor are H+ and HCO3− ions. CO2​(aq) + H2​O(l)  H+ + HCO3− 1000 years ago, that would have pretty much been it. But today we have lots more pollutants in the air that contribute to acid rain and to the conductivity of rainwater. SO3​ dissolves in water to make H2​SO4​, which exists as H+ and HSO4− ions. N2​O5​ dissolves in water to make HNO3​, which exists in water as H+ and NO3−. These are but a few of the substances that can produce the ions in solution that will make rainwater a conductor.

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State whether true or false :
Rain water is a non-conductor of electricity.

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