Question

State whether the following statements are true or false. If false write the correct statement.

Distilled water is potable water.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• Water fit for drinking purposes is called potable water. Four characteristics of drinking water :

(i) It should be transparent.

(ii) It should have no color, no odor.

(iii) It should be free from harmful bacteria and germs.

(iv) It should contain the same salts and minerals needed by the body ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$, to add to taste.

• While Distilled water is a pure type of water that does not contain any salts in it.

Hence, the given statement is False.

Correct statement - Drinking water is not potable water.