A student staying in a coastal region tests the drinking water and also the sea water with a circuit in which a part of the connecting wire is wound around a matchbox containing compass. He finds that the compass needle deflects more in the case of sea water. Can you explain the reason ?

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Sea water contains a large amount of dissolved salts in it. Due to the presence of a large amount of dissolved salts in it, sea water is a much better conductor of electricity than drinking water (which contains only a small amount of dissolved salts in it). The greater electric current passing through sea water produces stronger magnetic field in wire and hence deflects the compass needle more

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