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To carry out the so-called “electrolysis of water”. Sulphuric acid is added to water.How does the addition of sulpuric acid produce a conducting solution?

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Water is a non-conductor of electricity and consists entirely of molecules. It can be electrolytically decomposed by addition of traces of dilute sulphuric acid which dissociate as H+ and SO42- ions and help in dissociating water into H+ and OH-, water being a polar solvent.



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