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Why would you get electrocuted if you went swimming in a pool during an electrical storm?

(Hint: think about what people put in pools in
order to kill bacteria)

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In a swimming pool chlorine ion are mix with water, a polar molecule. In this case the pool is a perfect environment for the conductive solution. The reason why, people can be electrocuted is that the hypochlorite is an ion and in the water, it form an ionic compound.

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