Water to which a few drops of dilute acid are added is called ———(oxydulated/acidulated) water.

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Water to which a few drops of dilute acid are added is called acidulated water.
Pure water doesn't conduct electricity since it has a negligible amount of ions.
But if we add some acid to water it will conduct electricity this type of water is called acidulated water.
On passing an electric current through acidulated water, the dissociation of water takes place into hydrogen ions (H⁺) and hydroxyl ions (OH^-).
Hence, Water to which a few drops of dilute acid are added is called acidulated water.

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