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Chemical Effect of Current

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What makes tap water a fairly good conductor of electricity?

A

Its temperature

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Dissolved salts

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Its property of being a universal solvent

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
Dissolved salts

The dissolved salts in water enables current to flow through water. As such, distilled water is a poor conductor of electricity.

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