Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does ?

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2. Acids, Bases and Salts

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Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does ?

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Distilled water is a pure form of water and is devoid of any ionic species. Therefore, it does not conduct electricity. Rain water, being an impure form of water, contains many ionic species such as acids and therefore it conducts electricity.

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Why do acids not show acidic behaviour in the absence of water ?

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Why does distilled water not conduct electricity, whereas rain water does ?

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Why do $HCl$, $HNO_3$, etc., show acidic characters in aqueous solutions while solutions of compounds like alcohol and glucose do not show acidic character ?

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