Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cylixd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!akgub!cylixd!elf From: elf@cylixd.UUCP (Leonard Bottleman) Newsgroups: net.sci Subject: Re: Question about Electricity Message-ID: <445@cylixd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 11:20:18 EST Article-I.D.: cylixd.445 Posted: Wed Nov 6 11:20:18 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 06:22:47 EST References: <621@hlwpc.UUCP> <662@petrus.UUCP> <714@alberta.UUCP> <2358@ukma.UUCP> Reply-To: elf@cylixd.UUCP (Leonard Bottleman) Distribution: net Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN Lines: 14 In article <2358@ukma.UUCP> slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley) writes: > > Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity. The reason you need to >be careful with electricity around water is that the minerals in solution >within the water are conductors. > > Sean. Water self hydrolyzes into H and OH ions: so even if you managed to get pure H2O, it wouldn't remain that way for more than an instant. Leonard Bottleman ihnp4!akgua!cylixd!elf