Sedimentation is useful for:

Separation of husk from grains.

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Water purification.

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Separation of water from milk.

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Cottage cheese formation.

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Solution

The correct option is B Water purification.
Sedimentation is a separation process in which solids are separated from a liquid. In this process, heavier impurities present in liquid settle down at the bottom of the container containing the mixture. The process takes some amount of time. Sedimentation is used for water purification. The solid large impurities are separated off giving us clean water.

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