Question

If you take tap water and pass electricity then tap water will conduct electricity but why we were all told not to turn on/off the switches with wet hands.
Statement 1: Tap water contains ions and is good conductor of electricity.
Statement 2: Distilled water and urea does not contain ions.

• A. Both the statements are correct.
• B. Only statement 1 is correct
• C. Only statement 2 is correct
• D. Both the statements are wrong.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both the statements are correct.

Water alone does not conduct electricity. If you washed your hands in deionised water (water that has been essentially purified, Distilled water) and then touched a switch, then you would get shock. The reason is that when salts dissolve in water, their ions dissociate, meaning you have positive and negative molecules ready to conduct charge.