Why lime juice is a good conductor ?

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Lemon is basically a citrus fruit, which contains an appreciable quantity of citric acid. This acid furnishes H+ ions, and we know that motion of ions(charged species) causes the flow of current. Thus, lemon juice is a good conductor of electricity due to the presence of H+ ions.

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