Question

21. Are the following statements true or false?

d. In some countries, seawater is purified to make it fit for human consumption.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• Distillation is the process that involves the conversion of liquid water into a vapour that is subsequently condensed back to liquid form.
• This process can remove any impurity in water.
• It is used in obtaining pure water from seawater.
• This particular process of salt removal from seawater is also known as desalination.
• The pure water obtained from distillation is fit for human consumption.

Hence, the given statement is true.