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Which of the following is a conductor of electricity ?
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- Rubber
- Pure water
- Salt water
- Benzene
- Rubber
Correct Option: C
Pure water is actually an extremely poor conductor, but saturated salt water is a good conductor. The saltier the water, the better the conductance. The reason it conducts electricity is because the NaCl (sodium chloride) breaks apart into a positively charged Na+ and a negatively charged Chlorine Cl-. When current is applied, it is easily conducted by the highly charged ions.