Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Most all kinds of impurities in water will give it enough free ions to conduct. So any kind of lake/sea water will conduct electricity.
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Most all kinds of impurities in water will give it enough free ions to conduct. So any kind of lake/sea water will conduct electricity.
Originally posted by: JetBlack69
I would guess some water would evaporate due to the intense heat. Also, would the electricity travel vertically or horizontally?
Very soft waters have a specific resistance of about 50,000 ohms; average fresh water about 6,000, and hard water about 3,000 ohms. Average sea water has a resistance of only 18 ohms.
Nice link. I'd no idea sea water was so conductive.
Originally posted by: jagec
Oh yes it does. Not well, but it does. 10^-14 disassociation into OH- and H+ is enough for it to conduct, albeit only a tiny bit.
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