Why does distilled water not conduct electricity- whereas rain water does-

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Distilled water is pure form of water which do not contain any solute in it- Therefore it cannot conduct electricity because it does not contain ions while rain water contains dissolved salts and acids which dissociates in ions and-xA0-conducts electricity-xA0-

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

Distilled water is pure form of water which do not contain any solute in it. Therefore it cannot conduct electricity because it does not contain ions while rain water contains dissolved salts and acids which dissociates in ions and conducts electricity.