During softening of water, boiling is followed by:

evaporation

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distillation

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filtration

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freezing

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Solution

The correct option is C filtration
During softening of hard water, boiling is followed by filtration. Boiling hard water causes the dissolved salts to precipitate out as insoluble deposits. Filtration is required to remove these particulate deposits and sediments to make the water fit for domestic use.

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