Alum purifies water due to :

adsorption

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peptisation

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coagulation

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dialysis

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Solution

The correct option is C coagulation
Alum has a negative charge and tends to disperse in water very fast and very well as it is a colloidal particle. It neutralizes the oppositely charged dust particles which clump together by floccing or coagulation.

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