Why is an acid or an ionic salt added to water in the electrolysis of water Share with your friends Share 0 ... answered this Lol... 0 View Full Answer Shrika Bharadwaj answered this Acid are added in the water used for electrolysis to make water a good conductor of electricity 11 Sanskriti Khare answered this Acid ot salt is added to the electrolyte during the.process of electrolysis to make it a good conductor of electricity -1 Bharvi Ganpati answered this NOTHING -5 Reeva Shenoy answered this to make it a good conductor of electricity 2 Julie answered this Kcuf -2 Shishank answered this Acid are added in the water used for electrolysis to make water a good conductor of electricity 3 Shishank answered this Acids or ionic salt is added to water to make it a good conductor of electricity 2 Shishank answered this Acids or ionic salt is added to water to make it a good conductor of electricity. -1 Baljeet answered this It helps in the formation of ions 0 Kanchan Yadav answered this Acids and ionic salt makes water a good conductor of electricity. Therefore we add acids and ionic salt to water during electrolysis. 0