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Hydrogen Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid

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lemon is good conductor of electricity explain why?

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Lemon juice is sour, and anything that is sour has acid in it. The acid in lemon is known as citric acid. Citric acid in lemon juice has free H⁺ ions in it. Presence of H⁺ ions makes lemon juice conducting because H⁺ carry electric current in the juice.

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